# Accident 19900317004579A: Amtrsn SKYBOLT, Quincy, FL, March 17, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1990, 18:00 local time
- Place: Quincy, FL
- Airport: Quincy Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5801° N, 84.5799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5801&lon=-84.5799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98LW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98LW-1990-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wohlers SKYBOLT (registry code 05655F7, https://openairdocs.org/model/wohlers-skybolt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSN SKYBOLT
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total, 20 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900317004579A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND IMPACTED ON AIRPORT WHILE CIRCLING TO LAND. WITNESSES REPORTED POWER LOSS PRIOR STALL. NO DEFECTS FOUND

## 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 MIA90FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA091), Mar 17, 1990: Wohlers Steen/Skybolt (N98LW), Quincy, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## Other reports on N98LW (1)

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

- [Incident 19850722024809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850722024809I), Jul 22, 1985: Amtrsn SKYBOLT (N98LW), Charleston, WV. Entered control zone while airport was IFR.

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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