# Accident 20110919021329A: Mcarthur Joe Robertson Jr STEEN SKYBOLT, Caldwell, ID, September 19, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2011, 11:10 local time
- Place: Caldwell, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6581° N, 116.8381° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6581&lon=-116.8381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77VW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77VW-2012-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcarthur Joe Robertson JR STEEN SKYBOLT (registry code 05628U3, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcarthur-joe-robertson-jr-steen-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: MCARTHUR JOE ROBERTSON JR STEEN SKYBOLT
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 13,500 total, 55 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA459](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA459) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110919021329A

## Narrative

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

LEFT TOP WING FAILED IN FLIGHT. PILOT BAILED OUT UNDER CANOPY.

## 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 WPR11LA459](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA459), Sep 19, 2011: Mcarthur Steen Skybolt (N77VW), Greenleaf, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: Structural failure of the upper left wing during aerobatic flight.

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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