19871101061359A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrsn SKYBOLT · Mansfield, NJ · November 1, 1987

Date
November 1, 1987 · 16:38 local
Place
Mansfield, NJ
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N341SB
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC88DHA01
Reported as
Amtrsn Skybolt
Reported engine
Franklin 6A350C1
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
720 total33 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft entered an inverted spin during aerobatics. The pilot was unable to recover.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED AN INVERTED SPIN DURING AEROBATICS. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.