# Accident 19881004044249A: Amtrsn SKYBOLT, Rawlings, WY, October 4, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1988, 16:22 local time
- Place: Rawlings, WY
- Airport: Rawlings Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7795° N, 107.2196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7795&lon=-107.2196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21SP-1999-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pilgrim STEEN SKYBOLT (registry code 0565508, https://openairdocs.org/model/pilgrim-steen-skybolt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSN SKYBOLT
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 17 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881004044249A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED LANDING, TRIED TO GO AROUND. STALLED, HIT RUNWAY AND GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 DEN89LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA006), Oct 4, 1988: Pilgrim Steen Skybolt (N21SP), Rawlins, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N21SP (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19980724024849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980724024849A), Jul 24, 1998: Amtr SKYBOLT (N21SP), Curtis, WA, Substantial damage. .4)The pilot, who owned the airplane and was an experienced aerobatic pilo t, stated that he had taken off, accelerated along the runway, then pitched up to…
- [Incident 19940512015889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940512015889I), May 12, 1994: Amtrsn SKYBOLT (N21SP), Hickory, NC, Minor damage. Pilot landed while another aircraft was departing in opposite direction. Wake turbulence caused gear collapse.

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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