# NTSB DEN70FXA07: Aero Comdr 680FLP, N22BR, Wheatland, WY, March 22, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 22, 1970
- Place: Wheatland, WY · WHEATLAND, WY
- Location: 42.0517° N, 104.9595° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheatland, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0517&lon=-104.9595&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133955
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70FXA07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70FXA07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1339  70/3/22    WHEATLAND,WYO       AERO COMDR 680FLP   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1130                    N22BR               PX-  0  0  4  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 32, 5930 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TWO BAR RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHEATLAND,WYO               DENVER,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT CKD RWY 18 HRS BEFORE T/O. SNOW DRIFTS ON PRIVATE STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N22BR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 680FLP
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Two Bar Ranch

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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