Aircraft model
ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL 112A
Everything here is true of every aircraft of the type, not of any one aircraft.
The Commander 112A is the Rockwell-badged development of the 112, with a higher gross weight and detail improvements. Aero Commander became part of Rockwell International, which is why the same aeroplane appears under both names.
It shares the 112's virtues and its central criticism. The cabin is genuinely the roomiest in its class with two doors and good visibility; the performance is modest, with 130 knots on 200 hp and a low service ceiling that matters in hot weather. The higher gross weight of the A improves useful load without addressing the power. Production was short and the type has passed through several corporate owners since, so parts come through specialists and the owners' association rather than a factory. At exactly 200 hp no high-performance endorsement applies.
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What it is
| Seats | 4 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | tricycle |
| Engines | 1 |
| Engine | Lycoming IO-360-C1D6 |
| Horsepower | 200 hp |
| Fuel | 100LL |
| Certification basis | FAR23 |
| Production start | 1974 |
| Production end | 1976 |
| Endorsements required | complex |
Performance
| Cruise speed | 130 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range | 600 nm |
| Service ceiling | 13,500 ft |
| Climb rate | 800 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 52 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | 1,800 ft |
| Landing over 50 ft | 1,400 ft |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 4 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 1,000 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | 712 lb |
| Max takeoff weight | 2,650 lb |
| Empty weight | 1,650 lb |
| Usable fuel | 48 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 11.2 gal/h |
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | $85,000 |
|---|---|
| Price, high | $125,000 |
| Prices as of | 2026 |
| Engine TBO | 2,000 h |
| Overhaul cost, low | $34,000 |
| Overhaul cost, high | $48,000 |
The fleet and its record
| Registered, all time | 194 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 92 |
| Median year built | 1975.0 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 7 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 2 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 76.09 · thin base (low)1 |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 65.22 · thin base (low)2 |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 19 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 20.65 · thin base (low)3 |
| Airworthiness directives | 2 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 |
| Rate confidence | low |
- Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 92 active.
- Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 92 active.
- Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 92 active.
Peer scores6
| Peer class | Fixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 3-4 seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | —1 |
| Severity | —2 |
| Access | 3.1 of 103 |
| Support | 4.1 of 104 |
| Liquidity | 6.1 of 105 |
- Accident record: class median 28.36 · 202 models in class.
- Severity: class median 11.65.
- Access: class median 767.75.
- Support: class median 141.5.
- Liquidity: class median 19.57.
- Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories.