# NTSB LAX74AL052: Aero Comdr 680F, N2500T, Sells, AZ, January 14, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 14, 1974
- Place: Sells, AZ · SELLS, AZ
- Location: 31.9209° N, 111.8709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sells, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9209&lon=-111.8709&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 10, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186794
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74AL052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL052

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0654  74/1/14    SELLS,ARIZ          AERO COMDR 680F     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2498
        TIME - 1754                    N2500T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 98 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUCSON,ARIZ                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- HIT CACTUS AT 30FT AGL.$5270 CASH FOUND AT ACDT SITE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2500T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2500T-1974-03-07), registration cancelled 1974-03-07, S/N 680-F-1158-82 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 680F
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680-F](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680-f) (registry code 0141606) (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 19740114008179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740114008179A), Jan 14, 1974: Rkwell 680F, Sells, AZ, Destroyed. Hit cactus at 30FT AGL.$5270 cash found at acdt site.

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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