Rockwell Aero Commander 500 crash, Dec 22, 1979 (1 killed)
Rockwell Aero Commander 500 accident on December 22, 1979 near Santa Fe New Mexico, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Improper IFR operation by the...
- Date: December 22, 1979
- Aircraft: Rockwell Aero Commander 500
- Location: Santa Fe New Mexico, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Improper IFR operation by the pilot, who failed to recognise that his altitude was insufficient. Contributing factors included conflicting ATC instructions and a weather observation reporting the mountain tops obscured.
The pilot, the only person aboard a ferry flight from Albuquerque to Denver, was killed when the Aero Commander struck trees on a cloud-covered mountain near Santa Fe in marginal weather.