# NTSB SEA80FA039: Aero Comdr 500B, N184Z, Salmon, ID, August 5, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1980
- Place: Salmon, ID · SALMON, ID
- Location: 45.1744° N, 113.8948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salmon, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1744&lon=-113.8948&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130004
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80FA039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1728   80/8/5  NR.SALMON,ID          AERO COMDR 500B     CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1530                    N184Z               PX-  0  1  0  OTHER PUBLIC              AGE 43, 8124 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            65 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SALMON,ID                    MCCALL,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      77
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT NOT EXPERIENCED IN FIXED-WING MOUNTAIN FLYING.RECOVERY DATE 8/6/80.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N184Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N184Z-1981-06-09), registration cancelled 1981-06-09, S/N 1627-216, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 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

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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