Aero Commander 112 accident near Junction, Texas, July 27, 2005
On July 27, 2005 at about 3:50 pm local time, a Aero Commander 112, registered N1029J, was destroyed in an accident near Junction, Texas (Kimble County airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's failure to attain the proper climb rate resulting in the airplane's wing colliding with a tree and subsequent impact with the ground. Contributing factors were the pilot's improper use of the airplane's flaps, and the rising terrain.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 27, 2005 · about 3:50 pm local time
- Place
- Junction, Texas · Kimble County · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Aero Commander 112 · all 112s on the register
- Registration
- N1029J · no longer on the register · serial 29
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The 7,000-hour airline transport pilot, filed an IFR flight plan for a personal cross-country flight. An A&P mechanic at the airport, heard the airplane engine start and while the airplane was taxiing, he heard the pilot do a "rolling mag check" and then depart to the north. Several witnesses on a road just north of the airport, saw the airplane low and then impact a tree near a ridgeline. Photographs of the airplane, taken by one of the witnesses prior to the airplane's impact with the trees, revealed that the airplane's flaps were extended. An on-site examination of the airplane wreckage, found the flap jack-screw extended approximately 4 7/8 inches, corresponding to a flap setting of 35 degrees. Control continuity was established for all flight controls to the cockpit, except for the right wing aileron due to fire damage. Ground propeller scars were noted approximately 23 feet from the final resting area; several pieces of angular cut tree branches were along the wreckage path, prior to the ground scars. The Medical Examiner’s report lists the pilots manner of death as natural. Additionally, the report states that the pilot died as a result of cardiac arrhythmia due to a dilated cardiomyopathy; however, the timing of the cardiac event could not be conclusively determined. The density altitude was calculated to be 3,646 feet.
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: airline transport pilot, flight engineer
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 7,000 hours in all
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: fatal
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,385 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 1, 2005; 0.2 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,650 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360-C1D6 (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: JCT Junction TX at 3:50 pm
- Destination: EOS Neosho MO
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 35, 500 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 040° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: a few clouds at 2,400 ft
- Temperature: 82°F (28°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Altimeter: 30.09 inHg
- Observation at 3:51 pm from jct, 3 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number DFW05FA192.