# N8LW: Wohlers STEEN SKYBOLT, registration cancelled 1996-10-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 17, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Wohlers STEEN SKYBOLT](https://openairdocs.org/model/wohlers-steen-skybolt) (registry code 0565527)
- Serial number: 01
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 22, 1983
- Last registry action: July 19, 1995
- Mode S code: AADE3A
- Owners when cancelled: [Tautkus Alan A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TAUTKUS%20ALAN%20A), [Tautkus Elizabeth J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TAUTKUS%20ELIZABETH%20J)
- Location: [Scottsdale, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Scottsdale)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5442° N, 111.9588° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85253, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8LW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8LW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8LW-1996-10-17

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Wohlers STEEN SKYBOLT: https://openairdocs.org/model/wohlers-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 LAX93LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA100), Jan 23, 1993: Wohlers Steen Skybolt (N8LW), Fountain Hills, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INITIATION OF A LOW LEVEL AEROBATIC MANEUVER AT AN ALTITUDE INSUFFICIENT TO ENSURE ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE.

## 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 19930122000719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930122000719A), Jan 22, 1993: Amtrsn SKYBOLT (N8LW), Fountain Hills, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost control after entering a aileron roll. Impacted ground inverted. Acrobatic performed 100 to 300 feet AGL.

## Other aircraft with N8LW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8LW): Williams Jeffery A KITFOX IV 1200, S/N FCU054, built 2001

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