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DEN85LA170

1985-06-22 · LANDERS, Wyoming, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

ON JUNE 22, 1985, A ROCKWELL AEROCOMMANDER 112 IMPACTED THE GROUND IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE DENSITY ALT WAS 7700 FT. AFTER TAKEOFF THE PLT REALIZED THE ACFT WOULD NOT CLEAR A RIDGETOP. THE ACFT BEGAN TO DESCEND & WAS MANEUVERED TO LAND ON LEVEL TERRAIN. A WINTESS SAID HE KNEW THE ACFT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH SPEED TO TAKEOFF. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_DEN85LA170.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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