Rockwell 112 N1168J

Summary

On 19 June 1977 at about 19:15 local time, a Rockwell 112 registered N1168J was involved in an accident near Eureka, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 June 1977 at 19:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Eureka, California, United States

Coordinates

40.8001, -124.1502

Aircraft

Rockwell 112

Registration

N1168J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Oxnard

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX96LA321

2 people died.

The pilot's intentional VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The aircraft wreckage was discovered 22 miles south of the departure airport after having been missing for 19 years. A family member recalled that the non instrument rated pilot departed in marginal VFR conditions and stated his intent to fly south via a river and a highway. The aircraft was last seen 4 miles north of where the wreckage was found by the pilot of another aircraft. That pilot reported the weather at the mountain valley location was 500- to 600-foot overcast with mountains obscured on both sides of the highway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.