ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 2749
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 December 1968 |
| Time: | 07:18 |
| Type: |  Aero Commander 500B |
| Owner/operator: | Combs Airways |
| Registration: | N6281X |
| MSN: | 500B-1150-82 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Glendive, Dawson County, Montana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Glendive, Montana |
| Hilger, Montana | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 18.12.1968: crashed on take off run from airstrip at Glendive, Dawson County, Montana. Pilot knew l mag left engine inoperative. Number 4 cylinder exhaust valve in right engine failed.There was 2 inches snow on the runway at the time of takeoff.Aircraft ran down bank and was wrecked. One passenger killed, three seriously injured
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=9798&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=6281X
3. https://sites.google.com/site/aerocommanderproductionlist/
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1968/archives/crash-of-a-rockwell-aero-commander-500-in-glendive-1-killed/]
5. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/mt/N6281X/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Nov-2014 14:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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