# Accident 19800728033159A: Amtrsn SKYBOLT, Crystal Lake, IL, July 28, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1980, 19:15 local time
- Place: Crystal Lake, IL
- Airport: Crystal Lake
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2332° N, 88.3344° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crystal Lake, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2332&lon=-88.3344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79BG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79BG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grieme William L STEEN SKYBOLT (registry code 05609AW, https://openairdocs.org/model/grieme-william-l-steen-skybolt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSN SKYBOLT
- Reported engine: LYC IO540G1C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,645 total, 3 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEE37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800728033159A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE TO DUE TO LOSS OF FUEL PUMP. DURING FORCED LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWERED HANG GLIDER.

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

## Other reports on N79BG (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [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.

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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