Skybolt NEWLND N24GN
17 November 1979 · Fort Collins, Colorado, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 17 November 1979 at about 11:30 local time, a Skybolt NEWLND registered N24GN was involved in an accident during in flight near Fort Collins, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dwntwn Ft Collins
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Skybolt NEWLND
- Registration
- N24GN
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Denver, Co → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3985
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
3/4 GAL/HR FUEL LEAK IN LN TO SIGHT GAUGE.GAUGE NOT VISIBLE TO PLT, REAR SEAT.FLT TIME APRX 45MIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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