# Accident 19871116069269A: Amtrsn SKYBOLT, Placida, FL, November 16, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1987, 14:52 local time
- Place: Placida, FL
- Airport: Rotonda International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8493° N, 82.2804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8493&lon=-82.2804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44JM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44JM-2013-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mandley STEEN SKYBOLT (registry code 0565506, https://openairdocs.org/model/mandley-steen-skybolt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSN SKYBOLT
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,481 total, 37 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871116069269A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FIRE ERUPTED DURING STARTING.NO FIRE EXTINGUISHER. AIRCRAFT CONSUMED BY FIRE. BACKFIRE AND FLOODED FACTORS

## 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 MIA88LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA037), Nov 16, 1987: Mandley Steen Skybolt (N44JM), Placida, FL, destroyed

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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