# Accident 20050709014959A: Amtr SKYBOLT, Cumming, GA, July 9, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2005, 10:05 local time
- Place: Cumming, GA
- Airport: Mathis Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8590° N, 84.7703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8590&lon=-84.7703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N250SE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N250SE-2007-06-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ellsworth Scott P SKYBOLT (registry code 05610PA, https://openairdocs.org/model/ellsworth-scott-p-skybolt) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 915 total, 25 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050709014959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 9, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 0955EST AIRPLANE N250SE DEPARTED FROM PDK. THE AIRPLANE WAS HEADED TO MATHIS AIRPORT IN CUMMING, GEORGIA WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH AN EMBANKMENT AT A ROAD CONSTRUCTION SITE. THE EMBANKMENT WAS APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET IN HEIGHT AND ON A 70-DEGREE INCLINE AND APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE FROM THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FROM THE IMPACT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. DURING EXAMINATION AT THE ACCIDENT SITE THE AIRPLANE WAS FOUND TO HAVE COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE WAS FOUND MAINLY INTACT, THE NOSE SECTION RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE WINGS WERE SEPARATED AND ACCELERATED FORWARD, THE LANDING GEAR WAS COLLAPSED, AND THE COCKPIT RECEIVED DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS WEARING A SEATBELT AND SHOULDER HARNESS WHICH WAS CUT BY RESCUE TO REMOVE THE PILOT. THE CANOPY AND LEFT SIDE OF FUSELAGE WERE ALSO CUT/DAMAGED BY RESCUE TO REMOVE THE PILOT. THE REMAINING TAIL SECTION WAS UNDAMAGED. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND TO BE IN THE OFF POSITION.

## 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 ATL05LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA126), Jul 9, 2005: Ellsworth Sky Bolt (N250SE), Cumming, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management while maneuvering resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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