# Accident 20080921848329A: Amtr SKYBOLT, Williamstown, KY, September 21, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2008, 19:01 local time
- Place: Williamstown, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7081° N, 84.5042° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7081&lon=-84.5042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3EG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3EG-2011-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sorrell SKYBOLT (registry code 05629AN, https://openairdocs.org/model/sorrell-skybolt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SKYBOLT
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 58 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA317) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080921848329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2008 AT 1901 HOURS LOCAL A 1973 SORREL AMATEUR BUILT SKYBOLT, SERIAL NUMBER 22001 CRASHED UNOCCUPIED IN AN OPEN FIELD IN WILLIAMSTOWN, KENTUCKY.  THE PLEASURE FLIGHT OF ONE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ORIGINATED FROM THE GENE SNYDER AIRPORT (K62).  DUE TO THE NATURE OF HIS INJURIES THE PILOT HAS NOT RESPONDED TO REQUEST FOR INTERVIEW.  ACCORDING TO THE PASSENGER THE FLIGHT LASTED APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MINUTES BEFORE THE ENGINE STOPPED OPERATING.  THE PASSENGER STATED THERE WAS A PUFF OF BLACK SMOKE A VIOLENT SHAKE, AND THE ENGINE STOPPED.  AFTER A FAILED ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE ENGINE THE PILOT AND PASSENGER MADE THE DECISION TO JUMP FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND UTILIZE PARACHUTES RATHER THAN ATTEMPTING A FORCED LANDING IN THE FIELD BELOW.  BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES WHEN THEY IMPACTED THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.  THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.  A TEAR DOWN INVESTIGATON OF THE ENGINE REVEALED FAILURE OF THE NR 2 CONNECTIONG ROD.  THE ROD CAP SEPARATED ALLOWING A DISCONNECT BETWEEN THE CRANK SHAFT AND CONNECTING ROD, SEIZING THE ENGINE.  AT THE DIRECTION OF THE NTSB THE FAA RETAINS CUSTODY OF THE SUBJECT ENGINE FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

## 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 NYC08LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA317), Sep 21, 2008: Sorrell Skybolt (N3EG), Williamstown, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to oil starvation as a result of improper servicing (removal of preserving fluid) of the engine after it had been returned from storage.

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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