NTSB ATL84LA210 — 1984-06-08 · PORTSMOUTH, Virginia, United States

Current FAA registration · N64SK

Make / Model: JOHNSON DONALD C SKYOTE
Year of manufacture: 1984 · 0 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 hp)
Seats / Engines: 1 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19841203
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A8647C

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N64SK Johnson Skyote Minor

Factual narrative

THE ACFT WAS A RECENTLY MANUFACTURED, HOME BUILT PLANE THAT WAS EQUIPPED WITH BRAKES THAT WERE DESIGNED FOR A MUCH LARGER (PIPER PA-23) ACFT. THE PLT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE TOO SENSITIVE FOR HIS ACFT, A SKYOTE. ALSO, HE EQUIPPED IT WITH A HIGH QUALITY SEAT BELT, BUT DUE TO THE BELT'S LARGE PAD, HE COULD NOT PROPERLY TIGHTEN IT. DURING A LANDING, THE ACFT BOUNCED & HE SLID FORWARD. HE FELT THAT THIS CAUSED HIM TO APPLY EXCESSIVE BRAKE PRESSURE. THE ACFT THEN NOSED OVER & WAS DAMAGED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_ATL84LA210.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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