N5080

On December 18, 1968 at 02:54 AM, N5080 experienced a crash involving Rockwell Aero Commander 500, operated by Combs FreightAir, with the event recorded near Imnaha Oregon.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While on a night mail flight, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions when both engines stopped simultaneously. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when control was lost and the airplane crashed on a 40° slope mountain. SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the pilot was found. Mountaineers found the wreckage on March 21, 1969 near Imnaha.

Aircraft reference details include registration N5080, MSN 500-1537, year of manufacture 1965.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.5593°, -116.8332°.