Rockwell 112 accident near Edgewood, Maryland, March 7, 1987
On March 7, 1987 at about 5:56 pm local time, a Rockwell 112, registered N112BB, was destroyed in an accident near Edgewood, Maryland (Wiede Aaf airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 7, 1987 · about 5:56 pm local time · cases in 1987
- Place
- Edgewood, Maryland · Wiede Aaf · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Rockwell 112
- Registration
- N112BB · registry record · serial 117
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT AND BEFORE THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT, THE INLET FUEL HOSE TO THE FUEL FLOW DIVIDER WAS REPLACED. THE HOSE ASSEMBLY WAS FABRICATED BY MAINT PERSONNEL. AN INSPECTION FLIGHT AFTERWARDS REVEALED ENGINE ROUGHNESS DURING FUEL MIXTURE LEANING. AFTER THE INSPECTION FLIGHT, IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT FUEL FLOW WAS INADEQUATE AND THE FUEL INJECTOR NOZZLES WERE CLEANED. A SECOND INSPECTION FLIGHT REVEALED SATISFACTORY OPERATION DURING FUEL MIXTURE LEANING AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. ENGINE POWER LOSS OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER TKOF WHEN THE ACFT WAS CLIMBING TO CRUISE ALTITUDE. A LOSS OF CONTROL OCCURRED ON THE ACDT FLT, AS THE PLT WAS ATTEMPTING A LANDING IN AN OPEN AREA ALONGSIDE RR TRACKS. THE ACFT ERUPTED IN FIRE AFTER GROUND IMPACT. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT REVEALED PIECES OF RUBBER INSIDE THE FUEL FLOW DIVIDER.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 459 hours in all; 50 in this make and model; 5 in the last 90 days; 2 in the last 30 days; 263 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,860 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, December 27, 1986; 33 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,950 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360-C1D6 (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N112BB on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Rockwell 14 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360-C1D6 14 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Weide Ahp (Aberdeen Proving Ground) Heliport · nearest airport
- Accidents and incidents in Maryland 837 since 1982 · 111 in the last ten years
- Maryland 2,362 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/BFO87FA027.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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