Rockwell Aero Commander 500 crash, Aug 5, 1980 (1 killed)
Rockwell Aero Commander 500 accident on August 5, 1980 near Salmon, Idaho, USA, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Pilot misjudged distance, speed...
- Date: August 5, 1980
- Aircraft: Rockwell Aero Commander 500
- Location: Salmon, Idaho, USA, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Pilot misjudged distance, speed and altitude during low-level flight in mountainous terrain. Contributing factors included downdrafts and updrafts, high density altitude, flying into a blind canyon, and the pilot's inexperience in fixed-wing mountain flying.
A U.S. Forest Service Aero Commander 500B (N184Z) struck trees and crashed in a wooded area near Salmon, Idaho, on 5 August 1980 during a survey flight to McCall. The pilot was killed and the passenger was seriously injured.