# Accident 19890105000879A: Amtrsn SKYBOLT, Quemado, NM, January 5, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1989, 14:30 local time
- Place: Quemado, NM
- Airport: Quemado Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3107° N, 108.7904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3107&lon=-108.7904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N312BH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSN SKYBOLT
- Reported engine: CONT R6705
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 105 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890105000879A

## Narrative

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

DUE TO WEATHER EN ROUTE,ELECTED TO LAND AT A DIRT STRIP TO CALL FOR A WEATHER UPDATE. NOSED OVER OFF EDGE OF STRIP.

## 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 DEN89LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA057), Jan 5, 1989: Bumgartner/Hirt Steen Skybolt (N312BH), Quemado, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO SELECT A SUITABLE LANDING STRIP/AREA. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: HIGH TERRAIN AND LOW CEILING ALONG THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT, HAZE, AND THE SOFT CONDITION OF THE…

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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