Skypower GBN-41 N64SP
27 April 1981 · Delta, Utah, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 April 1981 at about 10:15 local time, a Skypower GBN-41 registered N64SP, operated by Intl Ballon, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Delta, Utah, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Delta, Utah, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Skypower GBN-41
- Registration
- N64SP
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Intl Ballon
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Air Show/Air Racing
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Fountain Valley, Ca → Salt Lake City, Ut
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3337
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
ANTI-SAIL LINE FAILED TO PREVENT ENVELOPE FRM PARACHUTING AFTR TOUCHDWN, DRAGGED BALLOON ACROSS GND
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Skypower GBN-41 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 May 1983 | Skypower GBN-41-1000 | Denver, Missouri, United States | Natalie J. Caplan | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1985 | Skypower GBN-41-100 | Pecos, New Mexico, United States | DR. James O. Jones | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |