# Accident 20180317000199A: Besarick SKYBOLT, Punta Gorda, FL, March 17, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2018, 13:24 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Airport: Punta Gorda
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.9711° N, 81.9608° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9711&lon=-81.9608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27265, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27265-2018-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Besarick SKYBOLT (registry code 05655B8, https://openairdocs.org/model/besarick-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: BESARICK SKYBOLT
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,920 total, 400 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180317000199A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 17, 2018, AT 1324 EDT, AN AMATEUR BUILT, W. BESARICK, SKYBOLT, N27265, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER EXPERIENCING ENGINE POWER LOSS, IN A PASTURE 4.4 MILES NORTHEAST OF PUNTA GORDA AIRPORT (PGD), PUNTA GORDA, FL., WHILE ON A RECREATIONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. AFTER LANDING SAFELY IN THE PASTURE, THE AIRCRAFT HIT A DITCH AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE PILOT-INCOMMAND (PIC) EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PGD, APPROXIMATELY 35 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.

## 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 ERA18LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA110), Mar 17, 2018: Besarick Skybolt (N27265), Punta Gorda, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: A substantial oil leak, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power and failure of the No. 2 connecting rod.

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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