Rockwell Grand Commander 680 crash, Mar 12, 1987, Basalt
Rockwell Grand Commander 680 accident on March 12, 1987 near Basalt, Colorado, United States with no fatalities. Cause: An in flight encounter with...
- Date: March 12, 1987
- Aircraft: Rockwell Grand Commander 680
- Location: Basalt, Colorado, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: An in flight encounter with weather, with the pilot's visual lookout and altitude and his unfamiliarity with the area also cited.
A Rockwell Commander 680FL cargo flight (N4581E) with one pilot aboard struck a duplex house at Basalt, Colorado, on 12 March 1987 while flying from Aspen to Denver in heavy snow. No one was killed.