# Accident 19830825043919A: Amtrsn SKYBOLT, Atchison, KS, August 25, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1983, 07:50 local time
- Place: Atchison, KS
- Airport: Amelia Earhart
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5712° N, 95.1765° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AMELIA EARHART (K59), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5712&lon=-95.1765&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79BG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79BG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grieme William L STEEN SKYBOLT (registry code 05609AW, https://openairdocs.org/model/grieme-william-l-steen-skybolt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSN SKYBOLT
- Reported engine: LYC IO540G1C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 140 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830825043919A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL ON POWER APPLICATION. STRUCK A FENCE, TREES AND DIRT BANK SHORT OF RUNWAY. SUSPECT VAPOR LOCK.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N79BG (1)

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

- [Accident 19800728033159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800728033159A), Jul 28, 1980: Amtrsn SKYBOLT (N79BG), Crystal Lake, IL, Minor damage. Engine failure to due to loss of fuel pump. During forced landing, the aircraft struck a powered hang glider.

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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