# Accident 20010204011679A: Amtr STEENSKYBOLT, Camdenton, MO, February 4, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2001, 12:18 local time
- Place: Camdenton, MO
- Airport: Camdenton Memorial Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0003° N, 92.7398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0003&lon=-92.7398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50BW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50BW-2001-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Watson STEEN SKYBOLT (registry code 0565514, https://openairdocs.org/model/watson-steen-skybolt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR STEENSKYBOLT
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010204011679A

## Narrative

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

(-23)WITNESSES REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELING SOUTH OVER CAMDENTON MEMORIAL AIRPORT (H21), AT A LOW ALTITUDE, PERFORMING A "BARREL ROW", THEN ATTEMPTING A "LOOP", WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION, APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET WEST OF THE TAXIWAY.  THE WRECKAGE WAS DISTRIBUTED WITHIN A CONFINED AREA, DUE TO THE ACUTE IMPACT ANGLE.  THERE WAS EXTENSIVE COMPRESSIVE BUCKLING TO THE FUSELAGE STRUCTURE AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT.  THE PILOT AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED.  ON SCENE INVESTIGATION CONFIRMED COMMAND CONTINUITY TO FLIGHT AND ENGINE CONTROLS.  ENGINE INSPECTION REVEALED COMPRESSION, SUCTION, AND VALVE TRAIN CONTINUITY ON ALL CYLINDERS.  FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE FUEL SERVO AND THE MAGNETOS WERE FOUND TO PRODUCE SPARK.  THE FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY REPORT, DATED APRIL 17, 2001, FROM DR. CANFIELD OF THE CIVIL AEROMEDICAL INSTITUTE, INDICATES THAT THE DRUG, CITALOPRAM, WAS PRESENT IN THE PILOT.  CORONER'S REPORT NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.  THIS ACCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## 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 CHI01FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA077), Feb 4, 2001: Watson Steen Skybolt (N50BW), Camdenton, MO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining altitude/clearance from terrain during the low altitude maneuver. Factors were the wind gusts and the low altitude maneuver the pilot performed.

## Other reports on N50BW (1)

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

- [Incident 19930906038259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930906038259I), Sep 6, 1993: Amtrsn SKYBOLT (N50BW), Salisbury, NC, Minor damage. Engine lost all power and prop was windmilling after performing a loop. Unable to restart. Forced landing.

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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