# NTSB Accident CHI98FA010
> **Aero Commander 100-180** · 1997-10-05 · AUBURN, NE, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98FA010
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08956
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-10-05
- **Location:** AUBURN, NE, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.380004, -95.840354
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aero Commander
- **Model:** 100-180
- **Registration:** N4028X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot misjudged distance/altitude to the runway, while on final approach to land, allowing the airplane to get too low and collide with a truck.  A related factor was: the proximity of the truck (and highway) to the runway.

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