# Accident 19880411034999A: Amtrsn SKYBOLT, St John, WA, April 11, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1988, 17:40 local time
- Place: St John, WA
- Airport: Larmie
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1004° N, 117.6397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1004&lon=-117.6397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76JJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76JJ-2013-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thuotte STEEN SKYBOLT GT-2 (registry code 05655A4, https://openairdocs.org/model/thuotte-steen-skybolt-gt-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSN SKYBOLT
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 874 total, 136 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880411034999A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA88LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA072), Apr 12, 1988: Steen Skybolt GT-2 (N76JJ), Saint John, WA, destroyed, 1 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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