# NTSB DEN79FTE12: Aero Comm 680F, N11VM, Lajunta, CO, December 12, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 12, 1978
- Place: Lajunta, CO · LAJUNTA, CO
- Location: 37.9794° N, 103.5473° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Junta, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9794&lon=-103.5473&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138179
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FTE12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4398  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11VM-2014-08-28), registration cancelled 2014-08-28, S/N 680F-956-20, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMM 680F
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680-F](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680-f) (registry code 0141606) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IGO-540-B1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igo-540-b1a) (registry code 41538, reciprocating) (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 19781212039919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781212039919A), Dec 12, 1978: Rkwell 680FLP, Lajunta, CO, Substantial damage. During low pass to look at antelope,left wing struck an unknown ot.

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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