# N16HH: Harder Howard L SKYBOLT, registration cancelled 2013-04-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 9, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Harder Howard L SKYBOLT](https://openairdocs.org/model/harder-howard-l-skybolt) (registry code 05655NS)
- Engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026)
- Serial number: 001
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 14, 1988
- Last registry action: August 28, 2004
- Mode S code: A0F00C
- Location: [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.9350° N, 93.2530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55407, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16HH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16HH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16HH-2013-04-09

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Harder Howard L SKYBOLT: https://openairdocs.org/model/harder-howard-l-skybolt.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 97ZZZX3988](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX3988), Aug 25, 1997: OIL VALVE. CORRODED. DURING FLIGHT, OIL PRESS WAS INDICATING LOW (10-30 PSI) AND ERRATIC. AFTER LANDING, DURING TAXI, OIL PRESS INDICATION WAS 0-10 PSI. PRESS XMITTER REMOVED AND A 

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW02LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA125), Apr 18, 2002: Howard Harder Skybolt (N16HH), Claremore, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain clearance with terrain for undetermined reasons while conducting aerobatic maneuvers. A factor contributing to the accident was the physical impairment of the…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20020418007149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020418007149A), Apr 18, 2002: Amtr SKYBOLT (N16HH), Claremore, OK, No damage, 1 fatal. (.19) On April 18, 2002, approximately 1100 central daylight time, a harder howard Skybolt experimental amateur-built airplane, N16HH, was destroyed when it…

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