# N3EG: 1973 Sorrell SKYBOLT, registration cancelled 2011-03-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 22, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Sorrell SKYBOLT](https://openairdocs.org/model/sorrell-skybolt) (registry code 05629AN)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Serial number: SS001
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 9, 1979
- Last registry action: September 19, 2008
- Mode S code: A31B0B
- Location: [Butler, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Butler)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7844° N, 84.3456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 41006, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3EG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3EG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3EG-2011-03-22

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 Sorrell SKYBOLT: https://openairdocs.org/model/sorrell-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 NYC08LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA317), Sep 21, 2008: Sorrell Skybolt (N3EG), Williamstown, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to oil starvation as a result of improper servicing (removal of preserving fluid) of the engine after it had been returned from storage.

## 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 20080921848329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080921848329A), Sep 21, 2008: Amtr SKYBOLT (N3EG), Williamstown, KY, Destroyed. (-23) On September 21, 2008 at 1901 hours local a 1973 sorrel amateur built Skybolt, serial number 22001 crashed unoccupied in an open field in Williamstown,…

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