# N27265: 1981 Besarick SKYBOLT, registration cancelled 2018-08-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 23, 2018
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Besarick SKYBOLT](https://openairdocs.org/model/besarick-skybolt) (registry code 05655B8)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Serial number: WHB-2
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 23, 1981
- Certificate issued: December 9, 2008
- Last registry action: September 9, 2015
- Mode S code: A2B132
- Owner when cancelled: [Lewis Gerald C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEWIS%20GERALD%20C)
- Location: [Punta Gorda, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Punta%20Gorda)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 26.9157° N, 82.0443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33950, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27265
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=27265
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27265-2018-08-23

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Besarick SKYBOLT: https://openairdocs.org/model/besarick-skybolt.md

## 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 ERA18LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA110), Mar 17, 2018: Besarick Skybolt (N27265), Punta Gorda, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: A substantial oil leak, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power and failure of the No. 2 connecting rod.

## 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 20180317000199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180317000199A), Mar 17, 2018: Besarick SKYBOLT (N27265), Punta Gorda, FL, Destroyed. On March 17, 2018, at 1324 EDT, an amateur built, w. Besarick, Skybolt, N27265, [privacy data omitted] made an emergency landing after experiencing engine…

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