# Accident 19850905043369A: Amtrsn SKYBOLT, Strasburg, CO, September 5, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1985, 11:40 local time
- Place: Strasburg, CO
- Airport: Commanche
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7302° N, 104.2995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7302&lon=-104.2995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N200FC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N200FC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Conover Forest R CONOVER SKYBOLT (registry code 05655AJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/conover-forest-r-conover-skybolt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSN SKYBOLT
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,500 total, 100 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85FTE09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FTE09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850905043369A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT GEAR LEG BECAME ENTANGLED IN TALL WEEDS BESIDE RUNWAY ON TOUCHDOWN. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AFTER A BOUNCE.

## 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 DEN85FTE09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FTE09), Sep 5, 1985: Conover'S Steen Skybolt (N200FC), Strasburg, CO, 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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