Cessna 500 N555AJ
19 November 1979 · Castle Rock, Colorado, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 19 November 1979 at about 20:15 local time, a Cessna 500 registered N555AJ, operated by Natl Jet IND., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Castle Rock, Colorado, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Castle Rock, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Arapahoe County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 500
- Registration
- N555AJ
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Natl Jet IND.
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Albuquerque, Nm → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4010
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT UPGRADED TO L SEAT 6DAYS PRIOR.CO-PLT CERTIFIED 2DAYS PRIOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 500 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 1979 | Cessna 500 | Dallas, Texas, United States | LTV Jet Fleet | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1979 | Cessna 500 | Burbank, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1979 | Cessna 500 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Midwest Air CH | No injuries | - |
| 14 Feb 1980 | Cessna 500 | Eagle, Colorado, United States | Warmington AVI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 1980 | Cessna 500 | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |