DEN68A0040

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr 560 · Park City, UT · February 23, 1968

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
February 23, 1968
Place
Park City, UT · PARK CITY, UT
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2784BAero Comdr 560
Status
Completed · report June 3, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111493

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0947  68/2/23    PARK CITY,UT        AERO COMDR 560      CR-  0  2  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1430                    N2784B              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            30, 2385 TOTAL HOURS, 86
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                      RAIN, SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       49
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO CLOUD,ATTEMPTED 180 DEGREE CLIMBING TURN,STRUCK MOUNTAIN.

Aircraft

Registration
N2784B
Reported as
Aero Comdr 560
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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