# NTSB DEN76FTC39: Steen Sky Bolt, N111PJ, Riverton, WY, July 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1976
- Place: Riverton, WY · RIVERTON, WY
- Location: 43.0263° N, 108.3813° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riverton, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0263&lon=-108.3813&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 7, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154814
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FTC39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTC39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2117  76/7/10    RIVERTON,WY         STEEN SKY BOLT      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 220
        TIME - 1201                    N111PJ              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERTON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIVERTON,WY                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- INVERTED FLT 500FT ABOVE RUNWAY.ACFT SPLIT S TO IMPACT ON RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N111PJ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111PJ-1976-08-25), registration cancelled 1976-08-25, S/N 001, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STEEN SKY BOLT
- Registry model: [Johnson STEENS SKYBOLT PDJ-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/johnson-steens-skybolt-pdj-1) (registry code 0562819) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Riverton 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 19760710020139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760710020139A), Jul 10, 1976: Amtr 0562819, Riverton, WY, Destroyed. Inverted flt 500FT above runway. Acft split s to impact on runway.

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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