Accident Steen Skybolt N46J,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 14220
 
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Date:Saturday 29 May 1976
Time:20:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic BOLT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Steen Skybolt
Owner/operator:John B Williams
Registration: N46J
MSN: JJ-1
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:near Buffalo Airport, Canyon, Amarillo, Texas -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Buffalo Airport, Canyon, Amarillo, Texas
Destination airport:Buffalo Airport, Canyon, Amarillo, Texas
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Steen Skybolt N46J: Written off (destroyed) 29/5/76 when force landed due to engine failure near Buffalo Airport, Canyon, Amarillo, Texas. Aircraft stalled due to inadequate flying speed, possible engine failure due to fuel/oil leak and/or fuel pump failure. Pilot seriously injured and died 2/6/76.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: FTW76FQG75
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

1. NTSB Identification: FTW76FQG75 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=53495&key=0
2. http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=46J
3. https://planecrashmap.com/plane/tx/N46J/
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canyon,_Texas

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added
26-Jun-2018 13:36 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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