Denver - Denver

On May 14, 1966 at 06:17 PM, Denver - Denver experienced a crash involving Rockwell Aero Commander 500, operated by Aspen Airways, with the event recorded near Brighton Colorado.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew departed Denver-Stapleton on a local training mission for practicing stalls, single engine and emergency procedures. While in cruising altitude, the aircraft went out of control, entered a dive and crashed in a huge explosion near Brighton. The airplane was destroyed and both pilots were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N6227X.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.9837°, -104.8111°.