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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 500CESSNA · Castle Rock, CO · November 19, 1979

Date
November 19, 1979 · 20:15 local
Place
Castle Rock, CO
Airport
Arapahoe Co
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N555AJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN80FA009
Reported as
Cessna 500CESSNA
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,751 total61 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Struck ground in hilly terrain during initial ILS approach. Cause undetermined. Exploded and burned on impact.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK GROUND IN HILLY TERRAIN DURING INITIAL ILS APPROACH. CAUSE UNDETERMINED. EXPLODED AND BURNED ON IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.