# NTSB DEN79AA016: Westwind 1124, N216SC, Aspen, CO, March 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1979
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 14, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137011
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79AA016
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79AA016

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0853   79/3/3    ASPEN,CO            WESTWIND 1124       CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0952                    N216SC              PX-  0  0  5  CORP/EXEC                 56, 19664 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            339 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ASPEN-PITKIN CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,CO                   ASPEN,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N216SC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: WESTWIND 1124
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aspen-Pitkin Co

## 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 19790303005579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790303005579A), Mar 3, 1979: Israel 1124, Aspen, CO, Substantial damage. Aircraft skidded off icy runway into snow bank during thrust reversal on landing roll.

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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