# N79DK: 1980 Keaggy-David SKYBOLT, registration cancelled 2003-05-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 20, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Keaggy-David SKYBOLT](https://openairdocs.org/model/keaggy-david-skybolt) (registry code 05655M8)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 055
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 1, 1980
- Certificate issued: January 8, 1997
- Last registry action: January 21, 2003
- Mode S code: AAB601
- Owner when cancelled: [Masten George E III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MASTEN%20GEORGE%20E%20III)
- Location: [Rockford, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Rockford)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2552° N, 89.0023° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 61108, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79DK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79DK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79DK-2003-05-20

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 Keaggy-David SKYBOLT: https://openairdocs.org/model/keaggy-david-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 CHI97FA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FA293), Sep 12, 1997: Keaggy-David Skybolt (N79DK), Adeline, IL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control for undetermined reasons.

## 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 19970912026499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970912026499A), Sep 12, 1997: Amtr SKYBOLT (N79DK), Adeline, IL, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Struck ground during aerobatic manuevers. (.4) the pilot departed in the experimental amateur built Skybolt from rockford for a local flight. Witnesses…

## Other aircraft with N79DK

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79DK): Cub Crafters CC11-100, S/N CC11-00021, built 2007
- [Cancelled 2011-02-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79DK-2011-02-08): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 0220, built 2002. Owner: [Aircraft Guaranty Corp Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20GUARANTY%20CORP%20TRUSTEE), [Onalaska, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Onalaska)

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