# Accident 20040710030579A: Amtr STEENSKYBOLT, Dalton, GA, July 10, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2004, 17:45 local time
- Place: Dalton, GA
- Airport: Dalton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4525° N, 84.4611° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4525&lon=-84.4611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8048G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8048G-2017-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Masingill Steve STEEN SKYBOLT (registry code 05615O0, https://openairdocs.org/model/masingill-steve-steen-skybolt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series (registry code 41568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR STEENSKYBOLT
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040710030579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT N8048G DEPARTED DALTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT FOR AN AIRSHOW AT GAINSVILLE, GA. WHILE AIRBORNE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH SO THE PILOT LANDED AT JASPER (PICKENS COUNTY) TO HAVE A MECHANIC REPAIR THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER REPAIRS WERE MADE THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PICKENS COUNTY. WHILE AIRBORNE THE ENGINE FAILED. AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES SE OF DALTON. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ATL04LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA152), Jul 10, 2004: Stein Skybolt Skybolt (N8048G), Jasper, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's attempt to operate the airplane with known deficiencies in the equipment, and the fuel system contamination that resulted in fuel starvation to the engine. A factor was rough and uneven…

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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