# NTSB CHI81FEP44: Steen Skyblt, N81GS, Hartford, WI, September 5, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1981
- Place: Hartford, WI · HARTFORD, WI
- Location: 43.3225° N, 88.3777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hartford, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3225&lon=-88.3777&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124035
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEP44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEP44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2823   81/9/5    HARTFORD,WI         STEEN SKYBLT        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1343                    N81GS               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 62, 17501 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARTFORD MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARTFORD,WI                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- AFT TKOF,LVLD APRX 400-500FT,ROLLED ACFT.ENG LOST PWR DRG ROLL. 2 PSNL BURNED RMVG PLT FM WRECKAGE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N81GS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81GS-2013-05-13), registration cancelled 2013-05-13, S/N 8, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STEEN SKYBLT
- Registry model: [Sherry STEEN SKYBOLT](https://openairdocs.org/model/sherry-steen-skybolt) (registry code 0565551) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hartford Muni

## 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 19810905055369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810905055369A), Sep 5, 1981: Amtrsn SKYBOLT, Hartford, WI, Destroyed. Stalled and spun in after executing an aileron roll on takeoff climb. First acrobatic manuever in type.

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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