# NTSB FTW77FQG10: Skybolt 260, N260SB, Muleshoe, TX, February 9, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1977
- Place: Muleshoe, TX · MULESHOE, TX
- Location: 34.2292° N, 102.7283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Muleshoe, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2292&lon=-102.7283&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157442
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FQG10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FQG10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0134   77/2/9    MULESHOE,TX         SKYBOLT 260         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1400                    N260SB              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  39, 9000 TOTAL HOURS, 75
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MULESHOE,TX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- UN RECOVER FRM INTENTIONAL INVERTED SPIN,PARACHUTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N260SB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N260SB-1977-03-31), registration cancelled 1977-03-31, S/N DC1-GC1, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKYBOLT 260
- Registry model: [Corbell-Coker STEEN SKYBOLT](https://openairdocs.org/model/corbell-coker-steen-skybolt) (registry code 05655B4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19770209002279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770209002279A), Feb 9, 1977: Amtr 05655B4, Muleshoe, TX, Destroyed. Un recover frm intentional inverted spin,parachuted.

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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