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Skybolt 1976 N68063

28 May 1978 · Vidalia, Georgia, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 28 May 1978 at about 16:00 local time, a Skybolt 1976 registered N68063 was involved in an accident during in flight near Vidalia, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 16:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Vidalia, Georgia, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Skybolt 1976
Registration
N68063
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-2046

People

2 people were seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 2 0 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

PILOT WAS PERFORMING ACROBATICS AT LOW ALTITUDE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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