Rockwell 112A accident near Kansas City, Missouri, July 19, 1983
On July 19, 1983 at about 10:00 pm local time, a Rockwell 112A, registered N1459J, was destroyed in an accident near Kansas City, Missouri (Downtown airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was conditions the NTSB did not record.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 19, 1983 · about 10:00 pm local time
- Place
- Kansas City, Missouri · Downtown · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- conditions the NTSB did not record
- Aircraft
- Rockwell 112A
- Registration
- N1459J · no longer on the register · serial 459
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT SAID THE RIGHT CABIN DOOR CAME OPEN AFTER TAKEOFF AND HE REENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TO LAND. HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RWY 21 BUT THE AIRCRAFT OVERSHOT FINAL APPROACH, STALLED AND LANDED IN THE GRASS. IT THEN COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AND CROSSED A DIKE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.
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 instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 4,900 hours in all; 18 in this make and model; 12 in the last 90 days; 4,500 as pilot in command; 1,500 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,214 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 1, 1983; 18 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,650 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360-C106 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Destination: 40M Shell Knob MO
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 21, 5,052 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 190° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; scat at 5,000 ft
- Temperature: 99°F (37°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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