# Accident 20041113030229A: Amtr SKYBOLT, China Township, MI, November 13, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 2004, 15:00 local time
- Place: China Township, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8256° N, 82.5133° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8256&lon=-82.5133&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80TG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80TG-2013-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gray Thomas R SKYBOLT (registry code 05655BA, https://openairdocs.org/model/gray-thomas-r-skybolt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SKYBOLT
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 7 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05CA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041113030229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT PERFORMED INTENTIONAL AEROBATICS SPINS IN NEWLY ACQUIRED AIRPLANE. UNABLE TO RECOVER BEFORE IMPACT WITH TREES.

## 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 CHI05CA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA029), Nov 13, 2004: Gray Skybolt (N80TG), St. Clair, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper spin recovery procedure, which resulted in a failure to maintain control of the aircraft during the intentional spin. An additional cause was the pilot's inability to maintain…

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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