Albuquerque - Denver

On December 22, 1979 at 01:19 PM, Albuquerque - Denver experienced a crash involving Rockwell Aero Commander 500, operated by Combs FreightAir, with the event recorded near Santa Fe New Mexico.

The flight was categorized as ferry 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 human factor. While flying in marginal weather conditions, the pilot failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the twin engine airplane struck trees and crashed in a mountain shrouded in clouds. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N6194X, MSN 500-1055-44, year of manufacture 1961.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 35.6876°, -105.9385°.