# Accident 19800614019629A: Amtrsn SKYBOLT, Lakeville, NY, June 14, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1980, 16:30 local time
- Place: Lakeville, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8368° N, 77.7032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8368&lon=-77.7032&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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,189 total, 73 in this make and model, 121 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FFJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FFJ08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800614019629A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED IN INVERTED FLIGHT. FUEL SELECTOR ON A TANK DESIGNED FOR LEVEL FLIGHT ONLY.

## 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 NYC80FFJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FFJ08), Jun 14, 1980: Jackson Skyblt (N22KJ), Lakeville, NY, destroyed

## Other reports on N22KJ (1)

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

- [Incident 19790713020709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790713020709I), Jul 13, 1979: Amtrsn SKYBOLT (N22KJ), Geneseo, NY. Engine backfired and vibrated on liftoff. Locker box screw was found in intake tube of new 3 hour engine.

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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