19790101000039A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrsn SKYBOLT · Orlando, FL · January 1, 1979

Date
January 1, 1979 · 11:00 local
Place
Orlando, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8LM
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79DLD31
Reported as
Amtrsn Skybolt
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total100 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot took off for a 15 minute flight thinking he had 30 minutes fuel. Ran out of fuel. Hit a fence on a forced lan

As the FAA filed it

PILOT TOOK OFF FOR A 15 MINUTE FLIGHT THINKING HE HAD 30 MINUTES FUEL. RAN OUT OF FUEL. HIT A FENCE ON A FORCED LAN

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.