- Date
- May 29, 1976
- Place
- Canyon, TX · CANYON, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N46JSkybolt JJ-1
- Status
- Completed · report August 18, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760529020489A
- Case key
- 154390
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1737 76/5/29 CANYON,TX SKYBOLT JJ-1 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 3000 TIME - 2030 N46J PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BUFFALO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CANYON,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS STALL: MUSH LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- PLT DIED 6/2/76.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N46J
- Reported as
- Skybolt JJ-1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Buffalo
N46JRegistration cancelled Jun 23, 2011 · Williams-Reeves JJ-1Airframe modelWilliams-Reeves JJ-1Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&C
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N46J · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.