# Accident 19850527020659A: Amtrsn SKYBOLT, New Baden, IL, May 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1985, 17:00 local time
- Place: New Baden, IL
- Airport: Fischer
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5293° N, 89.6908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5293&lon=-89.6908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64AB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64AB-1990-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Braun SKYBOLT-BIPLANE (registry code 05655B6, https://openairdocs.org/model/braun-skybolt-biplane) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSN SKYBOLT
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,756 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85FA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850527020659A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED GROUND AFTER CLIMB AND ABRUPT TURN FOLLOWING LOW HIGH SPEED PASS OVER RUNWAY. FIRE AFTER CRASH.

## 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 CHI85FA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA211), May 27, 1985: Steens Skybolt (N64AB), New Baden, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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