# Accident 19790101000039A: Amtrsn SKYBOLT, Orlando, FL, January 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1979, 11:00 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8LM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8LM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mohr SKYBOLT (registry code 05655A7, https://openairdocs.org/model/mohr-skybolt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSN SKYBOLT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DLD31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790101000039A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MIA79DLD31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD31), Jan 1, 1979: Steen Skyblt (N8LM), Orlando, FL, substantial damage

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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