- Date
- January 22, 1970
- Place
- Aspen, CO · ASPEN, CO
- Injuries
- 8 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6359UAero Comdr 680V
- Status
- Completed · report February 17, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 147630
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0033 70/1/22 ASPEN,COLO AERO COMDR 680V CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0806 N6359U PX- 7 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 35, 5865 TOTAL HOURS, 525 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SARDY FLD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DENVER,COLO ASPEN,COLO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQ.DIRECTIVES,MANUAL,EQUIPMENT TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-WINDSHIELD FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS - ANTI-ICING,DE-ICING SYSTEMS: WINDSHIELD ANTI-ICING,DE-ICING SYSTEMS WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE PARTIAL OBSCURATION 5000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 30 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS CALM VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- PLT DIDNT FOLLOW CO INFORMAL GOARND PRO.NO GOARND PRO IN CO OPNS MAN.MT OBSCD BY ICE ON WINDSHIELD
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6359U
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 680V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Sardy Fld
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