# Accident 19860902042989A: Amtrsn SKYBOLT, Chula Vista, CA, September 2, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1986, 12:25 local time
- Place: Chula Vista, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1495° N, 117.2804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1495&lon=-117.2804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64596, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64596-2014-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Massegee SKYBOLT (registry code 05655C5, https://openairdocs.org/model/massegee-skybolt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSN SKYBOLT
- Reported engine: CONT E1858
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 40 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FUM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FUM04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860902042989A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENTERED A SPIN FROM A ROLLING MANEUVER. NO ATTEMPT AT RECOVERY WAS OBSERVED.

## 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 LAX86FUM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FUM04), Sep 2, 1986: Steen Skybolt UNK (N64596), Chula Vista, CA, destroyed, 2 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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