# Accident 19980911023729A: Amtr SKYBOLT, Dundee, TX, September 11, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1998, 18:55 local time
- Place: Dundee, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8102° N, 98.6791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8102&lon=-98.6791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N350TD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N350TD-2018-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dempsey Thomas L SKYBOLT T D 8 (registry code 0560331, https://openairdocs.org/model/dempsey-thomas-l-skybolt-t-d-8) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA396) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980911023729A

## Narrative

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

ACFT RAN OUT OF FUEL, AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD, ACFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1855 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 11, 1998, N350TD, AN AMATEUR BUILT DEMPSEY SKY BOLT, MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN THE VICINITY OF DUNDEE, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS BACK INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING IN ACCORDANCE WITH VISUAL FLIGHT RULES AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM REVEALED THE ABSENCE OF FUEL.

## 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 FTW98LA396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA396), Sep 11, 1998: Dempsey Skybolt TD8 (N350TD), Dundee, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Hard landing due to the pilot's improper landing flare. Factor were the fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's failure to refuel, and his lack of familiarity with the airplane.

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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