# Incident 19850722024809I: Amtrsn SKYBOLT, Charleston, WV, July 22, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1985, 11:15 local time
- Place: Charleston, WV
- Airport: Kanawha County
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3498° N, 81.6326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3498&lon=-81.6326&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98LW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98LW-1990-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wohlers SKYBOLT (registry code 05655F7, https://openairdocs.org/model/wohlers-skybolt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSN SKYBOLT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19850722024809I

## Narrative

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

ENTERED CONTROL ZONE WHILE AIRPORT WAS IFR.

## Other reports on N98LW (1)

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

- [Accident 19900317004579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900317004579A), Mar 17, 1990: Amtrsn SKYBOLT (N98LW), Quincy, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Stalled and impacted on airport while circling to land. Witnesses reported power loss prior stall. No defects found

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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