# N9FB: Bates Frank L SKYBOLT, registration cancelled 2014-04-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 1, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- Airframe: [Bates Frank L SKYBOLT](https://openairdocs.org/model/bates-frank-l-skybolt) (registry code 05691AX)
- 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: 01
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 20, 1990
- Certificate issued: January 28, 1992
- Last registry action: August 13, 2010
- Mode S code: AC6AF9
- Owner when cancelled: [Collum Archie Lee Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLLUM%20ARCHIE%20LEE%20JR)
- Location: [Milton, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Milton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.7915° N, 86.9830° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32570, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9FB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9FB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9FB-2014-04-01

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 Bates Frank L SKYBOLT: https://openairdocs.org/model/bates-frank-l-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 ATL91LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA169), Sep 2, 1991: Bates, Frank L Skybolt (N9FB), Yatesville, GA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER ALTITUDE DURING MANEUVERING FLIGHT.

## 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 19910902037769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910902037769A), Sep 2, 1991: Amtrsn SKYBOLT (N9FB), Yatesville, GA, Destroyed. Stalled in a steep turn reversal over Private strip. Crashed into lake on edge of strip.

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