# NTSB DEN70AD046: Aero Comdr 680V, N6359U, Aspen, CO, January 22, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 22, 1970
- Place: Aspen, CO · ASPEN, CO
- Location: 39.1952° N, 106.8368° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aspen, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1952&lon=-106.8368&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 8 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 17, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147630
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70AD046
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70AD046

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6359U-1970-06-18), registration cancelled 1970-06-18, S/N 1536-4 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 680V
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680T](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680t) (registry code 0141712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sardy Fld

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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