# NTSB OAK78DXQ51: Steen Sybt, N88483, Carson City, NV, September 15, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1978
- Place: Carson City, NV · CARSON CITY, NV
- Location: 39.1638° N, 119.7674° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carson City, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1638&lon=-119.7674&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140068
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78DXQ51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DXQ51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2390  78/9/15    CARSON CITY,NV      STEEN SYBT          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 341
        TIME - 0930                    N88483              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 114 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARSON CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BISHOP,CA                   CARSON CITY,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- FLAT LEFT TIRE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N88483](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88483-2017-06-15), registration cancelled 2017-06-15, S/N 01, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STEEN SYBT
- Registry model: [Emmett-Houston STEEN SKYBOLT](https://openairdocs.org/model/emmett-houston-steen-skybolt) (registry code 05655J5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Carson City

## 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 19780915026159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780915026159A), Sep 15, 1978: Amtr 05655J5, Carson City, NV, Substantial damage. Flat left tire.

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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