# NTSB DEN79FQA01: Steen Skyblt, N88PM, Albuquerque, NM, October 1, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 1, 1978
- Place: Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137957
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FQA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4164   78/10/1   ALBUQUERQUE,NM      STEEN SKYBLT        CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1000
        TIME - 1103                    N88PM               PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALAMEDA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,NM              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)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- FAA GADO AUTHORIZED 500 FT RESTRICTION RATHER THAN 1000 FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N88PM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88PM-1982-03-02), registration cancelled 1982-03-02, S/N 1-76JS (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STEEN SKYBLT
- Registry model: [Seals STEEN SKYBOLT](https://openairdocs.org/model/seals-steen-skybolt) (registry code 05655C7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Alameda

## 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 19781001033099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781001033099A), Oct 1, 1978: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Albuquerque, NM, Destroyed. Narrative: landed r/w 22-struck a deer during rollout minor damage to right main landing gear door. Pilot applied for and was issued a special flight permit…

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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