The 1971 Colorado Aviation Aero Commander 680 crash claimed the life of decorated American World War II veteran Audie Murphy and five other people on May 28, 1971. The aircraft's passengers were on a
Aero Commander 680 Super similar to the accident aircraft
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The Aero Commander 500 family is a series of light twin piston-engined and turboprop aircraft originally built by the Aero Design and Engineering Company in the late 1940s, renamed the Aero Commander
1971 Colorado Aviation Aero Commander 680 crash
…and five other people on May 28, 1971. The aircraft's passengers were on a business trip from Atlanta, Georgia, to Martinsville, Virginia, aboard an Aero Commander 680 Super twin-engined aircraft owned and operated by Colorado Aviation Co, Inc. The aircraft crashed into the side of Brush Mountain, 14 nautical miles (16 mi…
695A Jetprop 1000
The first model, the five-seat 520, was certified in January 1952 with two 260 HP Lycoming GO-435s
Special mission cabin for the NOAA
Certified from 1954, the seven-seat 560 is powered by two 270–295 hp (201–220 kW) Lycoming GO-480s.