- Date
- May 28, 1978
- Place
- Vidalia, GA · VIDALIA, GA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N68063Skybolt 1976
- Status
- Completed · report September 20, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780528020979A
- Case key
- 142162
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2046 78/5/28 VIDALIA,GA SKYBOLT 1976 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 36, 845 TIME - 1600 N68063 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VIDALIA,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PILOT WAS PERFORMING ACROBATICS AT LOW ALTITUDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68063
- Reported as
- Skybolt 1976
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N68063Registration cancelled Oct 23, 2013 · Smith SKYBOLTAirframe modelSmith SKYBOLTEngine modelContinental I0-470 series
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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.