# N79BG: Grieme William L STEEN SKYBOLT

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Grieme William L STEEN SKYBOLT](https://openairdocs.org/model/grieme-william-l-steen-skybolt) (registry code 05609AW, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 1
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 12, 1980
- Certificate issued: December 26, 2019
- Expires: December 31, 2029
- Mode S code: AAB5CC
- Registered owner: [Spurlock Daniel C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPURLOCK%20DANIEL%20C)
- Location: [Harrogate, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Harrogate)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.5737° N, 83.5529° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37752, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79BG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79BG

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Grieme William L STEEN SKYBOLT)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI80FEE37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE37), Jul 28, 1980: Skybolt BG-1 (N79BG), Crystal Lake, IL, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19830825043919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830825043919A), Aug 25, 1983: Amtrsn SKYBOLT (N79BG), Atchison, KS, Substantial damage. Engine quit on final on power application. Struck a fence, trees and dirt bank short of runway. Suspect vapor lock.
- [Accident 19800728033159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800728033159A), Jul 28, 1980: Amtrsn SKYBOLT (N79BG), Crystal Lake, IL, Minor damage. Engine failure to due to loss of fuel pump. During forced landing, the aircraft struck a powered hang glider.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Grieme William L STEEN SKYBOLT aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/grieme-william-l-steen-skybolt/aircraft.md

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