Blair SKYBOLT N1UU
20 October 2007 · Guntersville, Alabama, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 October 2007 at about 22:00 local time, a Blair SKYBOLT registered N1UU was involved in an accident near Guntersville, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Guntersville, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Guntersville Municipal Airport (8A1)
- Coordinates
- 34.3994, -86.2703
- Aircraft
- Blair SKYBOLT
- Registration
- N1UU
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unkown → Guntersville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC08LA018
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
Separation of the right tailwheel control link spring from the right control arm of the tailwheel, which resulted in a loss of control during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During the touchdown, the airplane "didn't seem to respond to control inputs," departed the right side of the runway, and ground looped in the surrounding grass. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the control link spring had separated from the right control arm of the tailwheel. The reason for the separation was not identified. The winds reported around the time of the accident were calm.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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