# Accident 20030809020349A: Amtr SKYBOLT, Mt Hamilton, CA, August 9, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2003, 09:40 local time
- Place: Mt Hamilton, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3667° N, 121.6333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3667&lon=-121.6333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94PL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94PL-2006-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lefever-Paul SKYBOLT (registry code 05655S6, https://openairdocs.org/model/lefever-paul-skybolt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SKYBOLT
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,086 total, 95 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030809020349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 09, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 09:40 PDT AN EXPERIMENTAL SKYBOLT BIPLANE N94PL LOST POWER WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 5,500 FEET MSL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM LODI AIRPORT (1O3), LODI, CA TO SAN MARTIN/SOUTH COUNTY AIRPORT (Q99), SAN MARTIN, CA. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A FORCED LANDING TO A PRIVATE DIRT AIRSTRIP IN ISABELLE VALLEY, CA NEAR MT. HAMILTON, CA. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO GLIDE TO THE RUNWAY AND LANDED SHORT IN AN OPEN FIELD NEXT TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE SOLE OCCUPANT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 LAX03LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA255), Aug 9, 2003: Lefever-Paul Skybolt (N94PL), Mt. Hamilton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision, which resulted in a loss of engine power.

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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