# Accident 19800614024159A: Rkwell 112, Red Feather Lak, CO, June 14, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1980, 12:30 local time
- Place: Red Feather Lak, CO
- Airport: Crystal Lake
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8095° N, 105.5790° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Red Feather Lakes, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8095&lon=-105.5790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1065J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1065J-1982-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 112 (registry code 0144701, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 112
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 233 total, 6 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800614024159A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TOOK OFF FROM HIGH ALTITUDE DIRT STRIP. OVER GROSS, WARM DAY. UNABLE TO OUTCLIMBTERRAIN. STRUCK TREES ON RIDGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN80FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA039), Jun 14, 1980: Aero Comdr 112 (N1065J), Rd Feathr Lks, CO, destroyed, 4 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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