# N64596: 1977 Massegee SKYBOLT, registration cancelled 2014-11-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 12, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Massegee SKYBOLT](https://openairdocs.org/model/massegee-skybolt) (registry code 05655C5)
- Engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-246](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-246) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 585528489
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 30, 1980
- Certificate issued: February 28, 1984
- Last registry action: April 11, 1994
- Mode S code: A87B80
- Owners when cancelled: [Westman Barry N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTMAN%20BARRY%20N), [Brannan Barry B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRANNAN%20BARRY%20B), [Frangione Robert E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRANGIONE%20ROBERT%20E)
- Location: [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7478° N, 117.1673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92103, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64596
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=64596
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64596-2014-11-12

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 Massegee SKYBOLT: https://openairdocs.org/model/massegee-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 LAX86FUM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FUM04), Sep 2, 1986: Steen Skybolt UNK (N64596), Chula Vista, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19860902042989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860902042989A), Sep 2, 1986: Amtrsn SKYBOLT (N64596), Chula Vista, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft entered a spin from a rolling maneuver. No attempt at recovery was observed.

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