# Incident 19870829073389I: Amtrsn SKYBOLT, Brighton, CO, August 29, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1987, 16:30 local time
- Place: Brighton, CO
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9657° N, 104.7941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brighton, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9657&lon=-104.7941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3278K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3278K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Warner Lewis STEEN SKYBOLT (registry code 05655JM, https://openairdocs.org/model/warner-lewis-steen-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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 35 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870829073389I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED. FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. FOUND WATER IN FUEL. REPLACED FUEL AND FLEW BACK TO AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N3278K (1)

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

- [Accident 20090830017399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090830017399A), Aug 30, 2009: Amtr STEENSKYBOLT (N3278K), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) During the takeoff roll the left main wheel locked up causing an uncommanded turn to the left. The aircraft veered left and exited the runway striking an…

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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