# N86173: 1980 Elliott STEEN SKYBOLT, registration cancelled 2014-11-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 20, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Elliott STEEN SKYBOLT](https://openairdocs.org/model/elliott-steen-skybolt) (registry code 0565582)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 4745
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 10, 1980
- Certificate issued: January 5, 1983
- Last registry action: April 12, 1996
- Mode S code: ABD5F7
- Owner when cancelled: [Butkovich Bernard W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUTKOVICH%20BERNARD%20W)
- Location: [Cleveland, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Cleveland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.5202° N, 81.6786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 44114, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86173
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=86173
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86173-2014-11-20

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 Elliott STEEN SKYBOLT: https://openairdocs.org/model/elliott-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 ATL87DEI06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DEI06), Jun 25, 1987: Steen Skybolt (N86173), Wadsworth, OH, 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 19870624026359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870624026359A), Jun 24, 1987: Amtrsn SKYBOLT (N86173), Wadsworth, OH, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Elevator push pull rod seperated during an acrobatic flight manuever. Aircraft spun in. Defect in rod material.

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