# Accident 19871101061359A: Amtrsn SKYBOLT, Mansfield, NJ, November 1, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1987, 16:38 local time
- Place: Mansfield, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0912° N, 74.7138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mansfield, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0912&lon=-74.7138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N341SB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N341SB-1988-11-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Coudon SKYBOLT (registry code 05655G4, https://openairdocs.org/model/coudon-skybolt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSN SKYBOLT
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A350C1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 720 total, 33 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88DHA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88DHA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871101061359A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC88DHA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88DHA01), Nov 1, 1987: Couden Skybolt (N341SB), Mansfield, NJ, 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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