- Date
- August 23, 1970
- Place
- Taos, NM · TAOS, NM
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N601GAero Comdr 680V
- Status
- Completed · report February 1, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113500
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1985 70/8/23 TAOS,N MEX AERO COMDR 680V CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1900 N601G PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 46, 10554 TOTAL HOURS, 48 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TAOS,N MEX DENVER,COLO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 72 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS CALM VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- DENS ALT APRXLY 9200 FT.ACFT WT APRXLY 9100 LB.TKOF WAS ABOVE VMC BUT UN TO ATTAIN VYSE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N601G
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 680V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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