# Incident 19790713020709I: Amtrsn SKYBOLT, Geneseo, NY, July 13, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1979, 18:00 local time
- Place: Geneseo, NY
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7990° N, 77.8095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Geneseo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7990&lon=-77.8095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22KJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22KJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jackson Kenneth J SKYBOLT (registry code 05655W2, https://openairdocs.org/model/jackson-kenneth-j-skybolt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSN SKYBOLT
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790713020709I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE BACKFIRED AND VIBRATED ON LIFTOFF. LOCKER BOX SCREW WAS FOUND IN INTAKE TUBE OF NEW 3 HOUR ENGINE.

## Other reports on N22KJ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800614019629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800614019629A), Jun 14, 1980: Amtrsn SKYBOLT (N22KJ), Lakeville, NY, Destroyed. Engine failed in inverted flight. Fuel selector on a tank designed for level flight only.

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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