# Accident 19850504077852A: Amtrsn SKYBOLT, Paso Robles, CA, May 4, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1985, 16:21 local time
- Place: Paso Robles, CA
- Airport: Paso Robles Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6098° N, 120.7609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6098&lon=-120.7609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10DE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSN SKYBOLT
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,170 total, 270 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850504077852A

## Narrative

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

EMPANNAGE WAS STRUCK FROM THE REAR AND BELOW BY PROPELLER OF 150 N3010V AS BOTH MERGED ON DOWNWIND FOR LANDING.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N3010V, Cessna 150: [Accident 19850504077851A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850504077851A)

## 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 LAX85FA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA239), May 4, 1985: Earnst Skybolt (N10DE), Paso Robles, CA, 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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