19891015040389A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrsn Skybolt · Bessemer, AL · October 15, 1989

Date: October 15, 1989 · 16:02 local
Place: Bessemer, AL
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N211RB
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL90DKJ01
Reported as: Amtrsn Skybolt
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360A1A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,098 total200 in this make and model97 in the last 90 days

N211RBRegistration cancelled Jul 20, 1990 · Beverly Randall A STEEN SKYBOLTS/N 06019 Airframe modelBeverly Randall A STEEN SKYBOLT

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What happened

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Collided with trees while performing a low level snap roll at an airshow.

As the FAA filed it

COLLIDED WITH TREES WHILE PERFORMING A LOW LEVEL SNAP ROLL AT AN AIRSHOW.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ATL90DKJ01Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBessemer, ALThe improper use of the flight controls by the pilot in command during an aerobatic maneuver. While attempting a snap roll, the pilot failed to introduce sufficient elevator input to complete the maneuver.Oct 15, 1989 · Destroyed