# NTSB DEN68A0040: Aero Comdr 560, N2784B, Park City, UT, February 23, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 23, 1968
- Place: Park City, UT · PARK CITY, UT
- Location: 40.6572° N, 111.4937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Park City, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6572&lon=-111.4937&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111493
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68A0040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68A0040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2784B-1968-04-18), registration cancelled 1968-04-18, S/N 284, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 560
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 560-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-560-a) (registry code 0141404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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.

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