- Date
- December 12, 1978
- Place
- Lajunta, CO · LAJUNTA, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N11VMAero Comm 680F
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781212039919A
- Case key
- 138179
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4398 78/12/12 NR.LAJUNTA,CO AERO COMM 680F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 2926 TIME - 1130 N11VM PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CARLSBAD,NM LITTLETON,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- DURING LOW PASS TO LOOK AT ANTELOPE,LEFT WING STRUCK AN UNKNOWN OBJECT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11VM
- Reported as
- Aero Comm 680F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N11VMRegistration cancelled Aug 28, 2014 · Aero Commander 680-FAirframe modelAero Commander 680-FEngine modelLycoming IGO-540-B1A
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.