Rockwell 114 N5872N
9 December 2009 · Birmingham, Alabama, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 December 2009 at about 03:00 local time, a Rockwell 114 registered N5872N, operated by Staples Investment Group, was involved in an accident near Birmingham, Alabama, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 03:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Birmingham, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Birmingham International (BHM)
- Coordinates
- 33.5639, -86.7522
- Aircraft
- Rockwell 114
- Registration
- N5872N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Staples Investment Group
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Monroe → Alabaster
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- ERA10CA093
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that he was conducting an instrument-flight-rules flight with an estimated flight time of 1 hour and 33 minutes. He encountered unanticipated headwinds along the route of flight, and as he neared his destination airport he learned that weather conditions had deteriorated below minimums. The pilot diverted to a nearby airport, but was unable to complete the approach due to a windshear encounter. He then diverted to a third airport and reported that he was concerned about the airplane's available fuel. The pilot again aborted his first approach due to a windshear encounter and during a subsequent approach the airplane experienced a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. The pilot performed a forced landing to a field prior to the runway. The airplane's nose and left main landing gears collapsed upon contact with a ditch, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Rockwell 114 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Dec 2010 | Rockwell 114A | North Lima, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 2008 | Rockwell 114 | Meacham Int'l Airport, Texas, United States | Vereen Lowell E | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 2006 | Rockwell 114 | Jasper, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Feb 2012 | Rockwell 114 | Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States | Commander 114 Corp | No injuries | - |
| 21 May 2013 | Rockwell 114 | Lapeer, Michigan, United States | Ron Keil | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 2004 | Rockwell 114 | Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 2009 | Piper PA-22 | Tuskegee, Alabama, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 2009 | Keeley/Tidd MK-1 | Demopolis, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Dec 2009 | Piper PA-28-140 | Heflin, Alabama, United States | John Gilbert | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 May 2009 | Beechcraft A36 | Beauregard, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Jan 2009 | Maule MX-7-180C | Akron, Alabama, United States | Strickland Thomas M | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 2009 | Cessna 172S | Alabaster, Alabama, United States | Jerry D. Evan Jr. | No injuries | - |