# N31CS: 1979 Smith STEEN SKYBOLT, registration cancelled 2018-03-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 13, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Smith STEEN SKYBOLT](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-steen-skybolt) (registry code 0565592)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 15, 1980
- Certificate issued: April 15, 2014
- Last registry action: April 15, 2014
- Mode S code: A344BB
- Owner when cancelled: [Packard Glenn S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PACKARD%20GLENN%20S)
- Location: [Hattiesburg, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Hattiesburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.2355° N, 89.2610° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 39401, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31CS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31CS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31CS-2018-03-13

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Smith STEEN SKYBOLT: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-steen-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 ERA15CA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA272), Jul 18, 2015: Smith Steen Skybolt (N31CS), Junction City, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inaccurate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20150718012789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150718012789A), Jul 18, 2015: Smith STEEN SKYBOLT (N31CS), Danville, KY, Destroyed. Aircraft departed crawfodsville, enroute to lawrence, SC. It appears the aircraft ran out of fuel while making a go around at the Danville, KY airport. Pilot…
- [Incident 19991023031589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991023031589I), Oct 23, 1999: Amtr SKYBOLT (N31CS), Lufkin, TX. (-23) The pilot reported that upon approach to landing that a gust of wind caused him to go to the left of the runway where he hit a taxi sign with his left…

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