# Accident 19800723029971A: Amtrsn SKYBOLT, Rialto, CA, July 23, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1980, 19:19 local time
- Place: Rialto, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1174° N, 117.3892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rialto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1174&lon=-117.3892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37631, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37631-1983-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Knight Ralph E SKYBOLT (registry code 05655AR, https://openairdocs.org/model/knight-ralph-e-skybolt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSN SKYBOLT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 4 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800723029971A

## Narrative

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

DURING 180 DEGREE TURN TO FINAL, OVER-TOOK & COLLIDED WITH N430AF ALREADY ON FINAL FOR LANDING. NO RADIO A FACTOR.

## 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 LAX80FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA125), Jul 23, 1980: Skybolt 01 (N37631), Rialto, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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