# Accident 19970912026499A: Amtr SKYBOLT, Adeline, IL, September 12, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1997, 18:58 local time
- Place: Adeline, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2097° N, 89.4806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2097&lon=-89.4806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79DK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79DK-2003-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Keaggy-David SKYBOLT (registry code 05655M8, https://openairdocs.org/model/keaggy-david-skybolt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SKYBOLT
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,026 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97FA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FA293) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970912026499A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK GROUND DURING AEROBATIC MANUEVERS. (.4) THE PILOT DEPARTED IN THE EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT SKYBOLT FROM ROCKFORD FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING THE AIRCRAFT FLY STRAIGHT UP INTO THE SKY, ROLL OVER ONTO ITS BACK, AND START SPIRALING TOWARDS THE GROUND UNTIL IMPACTING THE GROUND. THE PROPELLER WAS TWISTED AND HAD LEADING EDGE NICKS.

## 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 CHI97FA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FA293), Sep 12, 1997: Keaggy-David Skybolt (N79DK), Adeline, IL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control for undetermined reasons.

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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