Bulsky SKYBOLT N94BV

Summary

On 31 March 1995 at about 01:05 local time, a Bulsky SKYBOLT registered N94BV was involved in an accident near Goodyear, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

31 March 1995 at 01:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Goodyear, Arizona, United States

Coordinates

33.3698, -112.3800

Aircraft

Bulsky SKYBOLT

Registration

N94BV

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX95LA149

Nobody was injured.

fuel starvation due to the partial failure of the fuel pump caused by the broken crankshaft idler gear attachment screw lockplate. The unsuitable terrain and trees were factors in this accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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DURING THE LOCAL AREA FLIGHT, THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT IDLER GEAR LOCKPLATE BROKE WHICH ALLOWED THE ATTACH SCREWS TO BACK OUT. THE IDLER GEAR BECAME LOOSE AND ITS GEAR TEETH WERE DAMAGED. A PARTIAL FAILURE OF THE ENGINE-DRIVEN FUEL PUMP, WHICH IS OPERATED BY THE IDLER GEAR, CAN ALLOW THE ENGINE POWER TO SUDDENLY REDUCE TO IDLE. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT EMERGENCY LANDING, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH SOME TREES AND BUSHES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.