# NTSB DEN75AD025: Aero Comdr 560, N867G, Bicknell, UT, November 2, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 2, 1974
- Place: Bicknell, UT · BICKNELL, UT
- Location: 38.3407° N, 111.5442° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bicknell, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3407&lon=-111.5442&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 17, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142917
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75AD025
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75AD025

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3823   74/11/2   BICKNELL,UT         AERO COMDR 560      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 900
        TIME - 1015                    N867G               PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILFORD,UT                  GRAND JUNCTION,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-PROPELLER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          BLOWING SNOW                                              28
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          340                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- ATTMPTD FLT IN KNOWN ICING COND. ACFT HAD NO AIRFRAME-PROP ICE PROTECTION. RCVRY DATE 11/9/74.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N867G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N867G-1975-02-28), registration cancelled 1975-02-28, S/N 228 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 560
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 560](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-560) (registry code 0141402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19741102042789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741102042789A), Nov 2, 1974: Rkwell 56*, Bicknell, UT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Attmptd flt in known icing cond. Acft had no airframe-prop ice protection. Rcvry date 11/9/74.

## Other investigations on N867G (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX75FUA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUA03), Jul 12, 1974: Aero Comdr 560 (N867G), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage

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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