- Date
- September 12, 1985, 00:20 local (06:20 UTC)
- Place
- Fort Collins, CO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N45724Aero Commander 680FL
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850912048519A
- Case key
- 16558
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Analysis
The plt was operating his acft under the rules of 14 CFR 135, I.e., a scheduled domestic cargo flt. He made a normal departure and climb en route to salt lake city, Utah. Normal communications and radar flt following was established with denver ARTCC. Approximately 8 miles west of Fort Collins, the acft suddenly disappeared off of radar and voice contact with the pilot was lost.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45724
- Reported as
- Aero Commander 680FL
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 680FL1291Z
- Airframe hours
- 9,535
- Engine
- Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A, 380 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Inter American Leasing Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 9, 1985 · 96 hours before
- Departed
- FCL · Fort Collins, CO
- Destination
- SLC · Salt Lake City, UT
- Flight plan
- IFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,554 total · 43 in this make and model · 3,426 as pilot in command · 32 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Observed at
- FCL, 8 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.