# Accident 19860831043599A: Amtrsn SKYBOLT, Sonora, CA, August 31, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1986, 09:50 local time
- Place: Sonora, CA
- Airport: Columbia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9809° N, 120.3907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9809&lon=-120.3907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N69Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Phillips STEEN SKYBOLT (registry code 0565581, https://openairdocs.org/model/phillips-steen-skybolt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSN SKYBOLT
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 590 total, 104 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FVG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FVG07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860831043599A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD FORCED LANDING WHEN WING FABRIC SEPARATED. INADEQUATE CONSTRUCTION OF HOMEBUILT WING.

## 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 LAX86FVG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FVG07), Aug 31, 1986: Phillips Steen Skybolt (N69Z), Sonora, 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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