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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrsn Skybolt · St John, WA · April 11, 1988

Date
April 11, 1988 · 17:40 local
Place
St John, WA
Airport
Larmie
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N76JJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA88LA072
Reported as
Amtrsn Skybolt
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
874 total136 in this make and model58 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.

Pilot made right turn immediately after liftoff. Wing tip hit ground and aircraft cartwheeled and caught fire.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MADE RIGHT TURN IMMEDIATELY AFTER LIFTOFF. WING TIP HIT GROUND AND AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED AND CAUGHT FIRE.

NTSB investigation

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