Savage SKYBOLT N1914S

Summary

On 5 June 1982 at about 23:25 local time, a Savage SKYBOLT registered N1914S, operated by Joseph Savage, was involved in an accident near Livermore, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 June 1982 at 23:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Livermore, California, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Savage SKYBOLT

Registration

N1914S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Joseph Savage

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX82FVD17

1 person died.

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

AFTER THE ENG QUIT WITNESSES OBSERVED THE ACFT NOSE OVER TO ABOUT A 30-45 DEG NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. NO USABLE FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE ACFT. THE ACFT HAS A SECTION OF CLEAR PLASTIC TUBING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE FUEL TANK THAT IS USED AS THE FUEL GAUGE. IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT IF AT ALL POSSIBLE TO SEE THE GAUGE FROMT HE REAR COCKPIT OCCUPIED BY THE PLT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.