# NTSB DEN80FTM26: Skybolt Steen, N6260, Brigham City, UT, June 21, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 21, 1980
- Place: Brigham City, UT · BRIGHAM CITY, UT
- Location: 41.5059° N, 112.0514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brigham City, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5059&lon=-112.0514&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130550
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTM26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTM26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2616  80/6/21  NR.BRIGHAM CITY,UT    SKYBOLT STEEN       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 717
        TIME - 1226                    N6260               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 459 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRIGHAM CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BRIGHAM CITY,UT              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- WITNESS RPRTD LOW ALT ROLL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6260](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6260-1980-08-05), registration cancelled 1980-08-05, S/N 140PA (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKYBOLT STEEN
- Registry model: [Ericson STEEN SKYBOLT](https://openairdocs.org/model/ericson-steen-skybolt) (registry code 0562923) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brigham City

## 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 19800621022069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800621022069A), Jun 21, 1980: Amtrsn SKYBOLT, Brigham City, UT, Substantial damage. Slow rolled on takeoff. Hesitated while inverted airplane dived to ground from 200-foot altitude.

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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