# NTSB CHI80FEM47: Skybolt Steen, N25541, Rose City, MI, September 13, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1980
- Place: Rose City, MI · ROSE CITY, MI
- Location: 44.4211° N, 84.1154° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rose City, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4211&lon=-84.1154&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128811
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEM47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEM47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2265  80/9/13    ROSE CITY,MI        SKYBOLT STEEN       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1820                    N25541              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  34, 6515 TOTAL HOURS, 59
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOYERS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROSE CITY,MI                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- ENG PWR LOSS IN INVERTED PART OF SECOND CONTINUED SNAP ROLL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N25541](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25541-1982-12-30), registration cancelled 1982-12-30, S/N 174, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKYBOLT STEEN
- Registry model: [Humphrey STEEN SKYBOLT](https://openairdocs.org/model/humphrey-steen-skybolt) (registry code 0565539) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Boyers

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800913042399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800913042399A), Sep 13, 1980: Amtrsn SKYBOLT, Rose City, MI, Destroyed. Entered snap roll at tree-top level. Engine quit, rolled out in high sink rate to impact. One mag out, dirt in fuel

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.

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