# Accident 19860827042519A: Amtrsn SKYBOLT, Moorestown, NJ, August 27, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1986, 17:25 local time
- Place: Moorestown, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9671° N, 74.9427° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moorestown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9671&lon=-74.9427&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8FP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8FP-2013-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Passonno SKYBOLT (registry code 0565502, https://openairdocs.org/model/passonno-skybolt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSN SKYBOLT
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 20 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86FHD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FHD03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860827042519A

## Narrative

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

ELEVATOR TAB SEPARATED DURING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS. AIRCRAFT HIT TREES. SUSPECT TAB MODIFICATION DONE IMPROPERLY.

## 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 NYC86FHD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FHD03), Aug 27, 1986: Passonno Skybolt (N8FP), Moorestown, NJ, 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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