# Accident 19891015040389A: Amtrsn SKYBOLT, Bessemer, AL, October 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1989, 16:02 local time
- Place: Bessemer, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4294° N, 86.9893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4294&lon=-86.9893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N211RB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N211RB-1990-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beverly Randall A STEEN SKYBOLT (registry code 05655MQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/beverly-randall-a-steen-skybolt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSN SKYBOLT
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,098 total, 200 in this make and model, 97 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90DKJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90DKJ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891015040389A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL90DKJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90DKJ01), Oct 15, 1989: Steen Skybolt (N211RB), Bessemer, AL, destroyed. Probable cause: THE 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…

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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