North American Rockwell 112 N1142J

Summary

On 7 December 1986 at about 23:55 local time, a North American Rockwell 112 registered N1142J, operated by M. Frank K. Ziegler, was involved in an accident near Jacksonville, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 December 1986 at 23:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Craig Munincipal (CRG)

Coordinates

30.3301, -81.5809

Aircraft

North American Rockwell 112

Registration

N1142J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

M. Frank K. Ziegler

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

New Port Richey → Jacksonville

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

MIA87FA045

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT, BEING FLOWN BY A NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PLT, APPEARED OVER THE ARPT WITHOUT MAKING CONTACT WITH THE TOWER WHILE THE ARPT WAS UNDER INSTRUMENT FLT CONDITIONS AND THE CONTROL ZONE WAS IN OPERATION. AFTER MAKING SEVERAL ERRATIC PASSES THE PLT CONTACTED THE TOWER AND REQUESTED A SPECIAL VFR CLEARANCE. THE PLT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RWY 31. THE PLT CALLED A SHORT TIME LATER AND STATED HE HAD MISSED THE RWY AND WAS AGAIN CLEARED TO LAND ON RWY 31. WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING THE ACFT ON DOWNWIND FOR RWY 31 AND AS IT TURNED BASE IT ENTERED THE CLOUDS. THE ACFT CAME OUT OF THE CLOUDS IN A NOSE DOWN, STEEP RIGHT BANK ATTITUDE AND STRUCK THE GROUND. THE PLT WAS INFORMED OF THE INSTRUMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS WHEN HE RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.