# Accident 19910902037769A: Amtrsn SKYBOLT, Yatesville, GA, September 2, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1991, 15:00 local time
- Place: Yatesville, GA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9098° N, 84.1409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9098&lon=-84.1409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9FB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9FB-2014-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bates Frank L SKYBOLT (registry code 05691AX, https://openairdocs.org/model/bates-frank-l-skybolt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSN SKYBOLT
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,147 total, 88 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910902037769A

## Narrative

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

STALLED IN A STEEP TURN REVERSAL OVER PRIVATE STRIP. CRASHED INTO LAKE ON 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 ATL91LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA169), Sep 2, 1991: Bates, Frank L Skybolt (N9FB), Yatesville, GA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER ALTITUDE DURING MANEUVERING FLIGHT.

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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