Rockwell Aero Commander 680 crash, Jan 22, 1970 (8 killed)
Rockwell Aero Commander 680 accident on January 22, 1970 near Aspen-Pitkin County-Sardy Field Colorado, United States with 8 fatalities. Cause: Pilot...
- Date: January 22, 1970
- Aircraft: Rockwell Aero Commander 680
- Location: Aspen-Pitkin County-Sardy Field Colorado, United States
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot deviated from the company informal go around procedure for Sardy Field while windshield ice obscured the terrain; the company operations manual had no go around procedure for this airport (NTSB)
A Rocky Mountain Airways scheduled flight from Denver to Aspen had to go around after a high approach to Aspen. Ice on the windshield hid the high terrain, the aircraft turned left during the go around and struck obstructing terrain, and all eight occupants died.