# Accident 19910602018449A: Amtrsn SKYBOLT, Grand Prairie, TX, June 2, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1991, 15:15 local time
- Place: Grand Prairie, TX
- Airport: Grand Prairie Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6899° N, 97.0094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6899&lon=-97.0094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N124J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N124J-2013-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Williams John B SKYBOLT JW-5 (registry code 05655DH, https://openairdocs.org/model/williams-john-b-skybolt-jw-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSN SKYBOLT
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,994 total, 168 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910602018449A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON LOCAL FLIGHT. STALLED CLEARING WIRES ON TURNBACK TO AIRPORT. NOT EQUIPPED WITH A FUEL GAUGE.

## 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 FTW91FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA089), Jun 2, 1991: Steen Skybolt JW5 (N124J), Grand Prairie, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PERFORM REFUELING AND MAINTAIN AIRSPEED ABOVE VS (STALL). A FACTOR WAS UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

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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