- Date
- July 4, 1968
- Place
- Aspen, CO · ASPEN, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6639CN American SNJ5
- Status
- Completed · report September 12, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109967
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2142 68/7/4 ASPEN,COLO N AMERICAN SNJ5 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 4500 TIME - 1045 N6639C PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING TOTAL HOURS, 850 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SARDY FIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- STRUCK 30 FT POWER LINE.LANDED AT ARPT,NO FURTHER DAMAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6639C
- Reported as
- N American SNJ5
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sardy Field