# Accident 19791117032029A: Amtrsn SKYBOLT, Ft Collins, CO, November 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1979, 11:30 local time
- Place: Ft Collins, CO
- Airport: Valley Downtown
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5853° N, 105.0844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Collins, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5853&lon=-105.0844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24GN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24GN-1982-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Newland SKYBOLT (registry code 05655D4, https://openairdocs.org/model/newland-skybolt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSN SKYBOLT
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 507 total, 25 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FTE08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791117032029A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINEE STOPPED ON FINAL APPROACH FOR AIRPORT. HIT BUILDING WITH OPEN FIELD AVAILABLE. LEAK IN FUEL PRESSURE LINE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 DEN80FTE08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE08), Nov 17, 1979: Skybolt Newlnd (N24GN), Fort Collins, CO, destroyed

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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