# Accident 19980724024849A: Amtr SKYBOLT, Curtis, WA, July 24, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1998, 13:15 local time
- Place: Curtis, WA
- Airport: Curtis Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4703° N, 123.0805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4703&lon=-123.0805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21SP-1999-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pilgrim STEEN SKYBOLT (registry code 0565508, https://openairdocs.org/model/pilgrim-steen-skybolt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SKYBOLT
- Reported engine: LYC IO540J4A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,307 total, 225 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980724024849A

## Narrative

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

.4)THE PILOT, WHO OWNED THE AIRPLANE AND WAS AN EXPERIENCED AEROBATIC PILO T, STATED THAT HE HAD TAKEN OFF, ACCELERATED ALONG THE RUNWAY, THEN PITCHED UP TO ABOUT 30 DEGREES AND HAD CLIMBED OUT TO ABOUT 500 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. HE THEN PITCHED OVER TO LEVEL TO ACCELERATE AND INITIATED A TURN TO THE RIGHT, WITH THE INTENT OF CLIMBING OUT TO AN AEROBATIC PRACTICE BOX.  HE STATED THAT WHEN HE PITCHED OVER, HE FELT NEGATIVE 'G' LOADING, AND THE AIRPLANE APPEARED TO PERFORM A PORTION OF AN OUTSIDE SNAP ROLL, WITH THE RIGHT WING DROPPING AND NOSE GOING DOWN VIOLENTLY.  THE AIRPLANE THEN POINTED DOWN VERY STEEPLY ABOUT 90 DEGREES OFF HEADING TO THE RIGHT.  HE STATED THAT AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO PULL OUT, BUT THE AIRPLANE WAS IN A HIGH SPEED STALLED CONDITION, SO HE PUSHED THE THROTTLE FULL OPEN AND PUSHED THE NOSE STRAIGHT DOWN TO RELIEVE THE STALLED CONDITION AND AGAIN ATTEMPTED A RECOVERY.  THIS TIME, THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT STALLED AND HE WAS ABLE TO INITIATE A PULL OUT.  DURING THE RECOVERY ATTEMPT, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A ROAD, SLIGHTLY TAIL LOW, AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND, LEAVING SEVERAL PROP STRIKES IN THE ASPHALT.  THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED OFF THE ROAD AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE, THEN IMPACTED A POWER POLE. THE PILOT NOTED AT THE G METER WAS PEGGED AT +13G AND -5G.  NO PREEXISTING MECHANICAL ANOMALIES THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL WERE FOUND BY FAA INSPECTORS WHO INSPECTED THE WRECKAGE.

## 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 SEA98LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA147), Jul 24, 1998: Pilgrim Steen Skybolt (N21SP), Curtis, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of control for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N21SP (2)

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

- [Incident 19940512015889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940512015889I), May 12, 1994: Amtrsn SKYBOLT (N21SP), Hickory, NC, Minor damage. Pilot landed while another aircraft was departing in opposite direction. Wake turbulence caused gear collapse.
- [Accident 19881004044249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881004044249A), Oct 4, 1988: Amtrsn SKYBOLT (N21SP), Rawlings, WY, Substantial damage. Bounced landing, tried to go around. Stalled, hit runway and ground looped.

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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