# NTSB DEN75FTE67: Aero Comdr 680S, N6874S, Las Animas, CO, May 14, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1975
- Place: Las Animas, CO · LAS ANIMAS, CO
- Location: 38.0697° N, 103.2232° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Animas, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0697&lon=-103.2232&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132996
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75FTE67
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTE67

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1139  75/5/14  NR.LAS ANIMAS,CO      AERO COMDR 680S     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 1439
        TIME - 0520                    N6874S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 196 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WAUNAKEE,WI                 GRAND JUNCTION,CO            SPRINGFIELD,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LND ON NARROW ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6874S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6874S-1976-05-25), registration cancelled 1976-05-25, S/N 680-395-74 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 680S
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680) (registry code 0141602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19750514012459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750514012459A), May 14, 1975: Rkwell 680, Las Animas, CO, Substantial damage. Lnd on narrow road.

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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