# NTSB NYC80FFJ08: Jackson Skyblt, N22KJ, Lakeville, NY, June 14, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1980
- Place: Lakeville, NY · LAKEVILLE, NY
- Location: 42.8368° N, 77.7032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8368&lon=-77.7032&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130726
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FFJ08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FFJ08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0873  80/6/14    LAKEVILLE,NY        JACKSON SKYBLT      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1630                    N22KJ               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  34, 6189 TOTAL HOURS, 73
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          W.BLOOMFIELD,NY             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- AILERON ROLL,ACFT INVERTED,ENG LOST PWR.FUEL SEL ON MIDDLE TANK,GRAVITY FED,LEVEL FLT ONLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22KJ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22KJ), registered now, S/N KJJ-1, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JACKSON SKYBLT
- Registry model: [Jackson Kenneth J SKYBOLT](https://openairdocs.org/model/jackson-kenneth-j-skybolt) (registry code 05655W2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (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 19800614019629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800614019629A), Jun 14, 1980: Amtrsn SKYBOLT, Lakeville, NY, Destroyed. Engine failed in inverted flight. Fuel selector on a tank designed for level flight only.

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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