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N645961977 Massegee SKYBOLT

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Nov 12, 2014.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Sep 1986)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
San Diego, CA
owner city / state
Engine
E185 SERIES · 205 hp
Cont Motor
Owners
1
since 1984
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 1986
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Co-owners
City, state
San Diego, CA
Certificate issued
Feb 28, 1984
Canceled
Nov 12, 2014
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur Built
Airworthiness date
Jul 30, 1980

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Massegee
Model
SKYBOLT
Year
1977
Serial number
585528489
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Not Type Certificated
Seats
2
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A87B80

Engine

Make and model
Cont Motor E185 Series
Type
Reciprocating
Power
205 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 1984 – 2014Co-ownersSan Diego, CA

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Sep 2, 1986 · Chula Vista, CA

DURING A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO MAKE A CLIMBING RIGHT TURN TO THE INVERTED POSITION. WHEN OBSERVED A FEW SECONDS LATER, THE AIRCRAFT WAS RIGHT SIDE UP IN A SHALLOW SPIN. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED IN THIS POSITION UNTIL COLLIDING WITH THE TERRAIN. INSPECTION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO SIGN OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANKS OR AROUND THE WRECKAGE SITE.

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Fatal
Report
LAX86FUM04

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for LAX86FUM04)

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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