Rockwell 500B N6194X
22 December 1979 · Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 22 December 1979 at about 13:19 local time, a Rockwell 500B registered N6194X, operated by Combs Air Frei, was involved in an accident during in flight near Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:19
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Rockwell 500B
- Registration
- N6194X
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Combs Air Frei
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Albuquerque, Nm → Denver, Co
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4013
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
SANTA FE WX OBS REPT MT TOPS OBSURED.CONTROLLER NOT FAMILIAR W HIGH TERRAIN IN AREA OR MVA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Rockwell 500 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 1978 | Rockwell 500S | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Alaska Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1977 | Rockwell 500-S | Mt. Clemens, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1977 | Rockwell 500B | Mt.vernon, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1983 | Rockwell 500B | Hutchinson, Kansas, United States | Central Air Charter, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1983 | Rockwell 500-S | Kansas City, Kansas, United States | Dodson Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1985 | Rockwell 500-S | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | Iowa State University | Fatal | 7 |
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 | - |