# NTSB CHI80FEE37: Skybolt BG-1, N79BG, Crystal Lake, IL, July 28, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1980
- Place: Crystal Lake, IL · CRYSTAL LAKE, IL
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129141
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEE37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2451  80/7/28    CRYSTAL LAKE,IL     SKYBOLT BG-1        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1915                    N79BG               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  45, 5645 TOTAL HOURS, 3
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  1  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRYSTAL LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRYSTAL LAKE,IL             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL PRESSURE GAUGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W NON-CERT PWRD HANG GLIDER.AIR INTRODUCED INTO FUEL PRESSURE INDICATING SYSTEM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N79BG](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79BG), registered now, S/N 1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKYBOLT BG-1
- Registry model: [Grieme William L STEEN SKYBOLT](https://openairdocs.org/model/grieme-william-l-steen-skybolt) (registry code 05609AW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Crystal Lake

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800728033159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800728033159A), Jul 28, 1980: Amtrsn SKYBOLT, Crystal Lake, IL, Minor damage. Engine failure to due to loss of fuel pump. During forced landing, the aircraft struck a powered hang glider.

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.

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