# NTSB DEN80FA013: Rockwell 500B, N6194X, Santa Fe, NM, December 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 22, 1979
- Place: Santa Fe, NM · SANTA FE, NM
- Location: 35.6870° N, 105.9378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Fe, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6870&lon=-105.9378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132135
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FA013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4013  79/12/22 NR.SANTA FE,NM        ROCKWELL 500B       CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1319                    N6194X              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 24, 1340 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            71 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,NM              DENVER,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: ISSUED IMPROPER OR CONFLICTING INSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- SANTA FE WX OBS REPT MT TOPS OBSURED.CONTROLLER NOT FAMILIAR W HIGH TERRAIN IN AREA OR MVA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6194X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6194X-1981-05-07), registration cancelled 1981-05-07, S/N 1055-44 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL 500B
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 500-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (registry code 0141106) (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 19791222042299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791222042299A), Dec 22, 1979: Rkwell 500B, Sante Fe, NM, Destroyed. Failed to follow airway. ATC advised turn too late. Flew into side of a mountainobscured by clouds.

## Other investigations on N6194X (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 MIA68D0018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0018), Jun 23, 1967: Aero Comdr 500-B (N6194X), Huntsville, AL, 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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