# Accident 20071020824139A: Amtr SKYBOLT, Guntersville, AL, October 20, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2007, 17:00 local time
- Place: Guntersville, AL
- Airport: Guntersville Municipal - Joe Starne
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3994° N, 86.2703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3994&lon=-86.2703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1UU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1UU-2008-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Blair SKYBOLT (registry code 0562822, https://openairdocs.org/model/blair-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: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,280 total, 30 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071020824139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, LANDING WAS NORMAL. UPON TOUCHDOWN AIRCRAFT VEERED TO RIGHT AS PLANE SLOWED. AIRCRAFT DID NOT RESPOND TO CONTROL INPUTS. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY AND GROUND LOOPED. LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED, SUBSEQUENTLY LEFT WINGTIP STRUCK THE GROUND.

## 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 NYC08LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA018), Oct 20, 2007: Blair Skybolt (N1UU), Guntersville, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Separation of the right tailwheel control link spring from the right control arm of the tailwheel, which resulted in a loss of control during landing.

## Other reports on N1UU (1)

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

- [Incident 19901125051649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901125051649I), Nov 25, 1990: Amtrsn SKYBOLT (N1UU), Guntersville, AL, Minor damage. Engine quit after departure. Returned. Landed on grass as another aircraft on runway.

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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