SKYMALL INC
SC 13G, 1997-02-14
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                (AMENDMENT NO. )*



                                  SKYMALL, INC.
                                  -------------
                                (Name of Issuer)


                          Common Stock, $.001 par value
                          -----------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   830859 10 4
                                   -----------
                                 (CUSIP Number)



*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any  subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which  would  alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).

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                                  SCHEDULE 13G
- ---------------------                                          -----------------
CUSIP NO. 830859 10 4                                          PAGE 2 OF 8 PAGES
- ---------------------                                          -----------------


1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS

    ALAN C. ASHTON
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                    (a) / /
    N/A                                                                  (b) / /
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3   SEC USE ONLY

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

    United States
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              5   SOLE VOTING POWER
                  5,000 shares
  NUMBER OF   ------------------------------------------------------------------
   SHARES     6   SHARED VOTING POWER       
BENEFICIALLY      2,536,798 shares          
  OWNED BY    ------------------------------------------------------------------
    EACH      7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER    
  REPORTING       5,000 shares              
   PERSON     ------------------------------------------------------------------
    WITH      8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
                  2,536,798 shares          
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

    2,541,798 shares
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*    / /
    N/A
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

    29.4% based upon 8,654,000 shares outstanding at 12/31/96.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
    IN
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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                                  SCHEDULE 13G
- ---------------------                                          -----------------
CUSIP NO. 830859 10 4                                          PAGE 3 OF 8 PAGES
- ---------------------                                          -----------------


1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS

    KAREN ASHTON
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                    (a) / /
    N/A                                                                  (b) / /
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3   SEC USE ONLY

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

    United States
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              5   SOLE VOTING POWER
                  0 shares
  NUMBER OF   ------------------------------------------------------------------
   SHARES     6   SHARED VOTING POWER  
BENEFICIALLY      2,536,798 shares     
  OWNED BY    ------------------------------------------------------------------
    EACH      7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   
  REPORTING       0 shares                 
   PERSON     ------------------------------------------------------------------
    WITH      8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 
                  2,536,798 shares         
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

    2,536,798 shares
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
    N/A
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

    29.4%, based upon 8,654,000 shares outstanding at 12/31/96.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
    IN
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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ITEM 1(A)  NAME OF ISSUER:

           SkyMall, Inc.

ITEM 1(B)  ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:

           1520 East Pima Street
           Phoenix, Arizona  85034

ITEM 2(A)  NAME OF PERSON FILING:

           The persons filing this Schedule 13G are: *

           (1)   ALAN C. ASHTON
           (2)   KAREN ASHTON
           --------

          *    Attached  to this  Schedule  13G as  Exhibit 1 is a Joint  Filing
               Agreement  between the persons specified above that this Schedule
               13G is being filed on behalf of each of them.

ITEM 2(B)  ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:

           The address of Mr. and Mrs. Ashton is c/o Ralph Rasmussen, Esq.,
           261 E. 1200 South, Orem, Utah 84058.

ITEM 2(C)  CITIZENSHIP:

           Mr. and Mrs. Ashton are citizens of the United States.

ITEM 2(D)  TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:

           Common Stock, $.001 par value

ITEM 2(E)  CUSIP NUMBER:

           830859 10 4

ITEM 3.     IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13D-1(B) OR 13D-2(B),
            CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:

            (a) / / Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act

            (b) / / Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act

            (c) / / Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act

            (d) / / Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the 
                    Investment Company Act

            (e) / / Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the 
                    Investment Advisers Act of 1940


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            (f) / /  Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the
                     provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
                     of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)

            (g) / /  Parent Holding Company, in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)
                     (1)(ii)(G) (NOTE: See Item 7)

            (h) / /  Group, in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)

           Not  applicable.

ITEM 4.    OWNERSHIP.

           (A)  AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED:

               As  of  December 31, 1996,  Mr. and  Mrs.  Ashton  beneficially
               owned 2,541,798 shares of Common Stock of the Company  consisting
               of (i)  2,268,898  shares of Common Stock jointly held by Mr. and
               Mrs.  Ashton,  (ii) 5,000  shares of Common Stock  issuable  upon
               exercise  of  certain  stock  options  granted  to Mr.  Ashton on
               December  16,  1996  pursuant  to  the   Company's   Non-Employee
               Directors  Stock Option Plan (the  "Options"),  and (iii) 267,900
               shares of Common Stock issued upon the conversion of 1,425 shares
               of  Preferred  Stock issued by the  Company.  The Options  became
               exercisable  upon the date of grant and may be exercised in whole
               or in part at any time or times  during  their term,  which is 10
               years from the date of grant.  On January 17, 1997,  Mr. and Mrs.
               Ashton  sold  150,000   shares  of  Common  Stock  to  cover  the
               underwriters'  over-allotment  option  in the  Company's  initial
               public offering (the "Over-Allotment  Option"), which reduced the
               number of shares  beneficially  owned by Mr.  and Mrs.  Ashton to
               2,391,798 shares.

          (B)  PERCENT OF CLASS:

               As of December 31, 1996, Mr. and  Mrs. Ashton beneficially  owned
               29.4%  of the  Company's  Common  Stock.  Following  the  sale of
               150,000  shares  of the  Company's  Common  Stock  in  the  Over-
               Allotment  Option,  Mr. and Mrs. Ashton  benefically own 27.6% of
               the Company's Common Stock.

          (C) NUMBER OF SHARES AS TO WHICH EACH SUCH PERSON HAS:

              (1)  Alan C. Ashton*:

                    (i)   sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 5,000 shares

                    (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct the vote:  2,536,798
                          shares

                    (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                          5,000 shares

                    (iv)  shared power to dispose  or to direct the  disposition
                          of: 2,536,798 shares


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          (2) Karen Ashton*:

              (i)   sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 shares

              (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 2,536,798 shares

              (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct  the  disposition  of: 0
                    shares

              (iv)  shared  power to dispose or to direct  the  disposition  of:
                    2,536,798 shares

          * Prior to the exercise of the Over-Allotment Option.

ITEM 5.   OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS

          If this  statement  is being  filed to report the fact that as of the
          date hereof the reporting  person has ceased to be the  beneficial
          owner of more than five percent of the class of securities,  check the
          following / /.

          Not  applicable.

ITEM 6.   OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON.

          Not  applicable.

ITEM 7.   IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE
          SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY

          Not  applicable.

ITEM 8.   IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP

          Not  applicable.

ITEM 9.   NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP

          Not  applicable.

ITEM 10.  CERTIFICATION   

          Not  Applicable.




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                                    SIGNATURE


            After  reasonable  inquiry  and to the  best  of our  knowledge  and
belief,  we certify that the  information  set forth in this  statement is true,
complete and correct.




DATED: February 10, 1997                      /s/ Alan C. Ashton
                                              ----------------------------------
                                                  ALAN C. ASHTON


DATED: February 10, 1997                      /s/ Karen Ashton
                                              ----------------------------------
                                                  KAREN ASHTON


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                                    EXHIBIT 1

                             JOINT FILING AGREEMENT


            ALAN C.  ASHTON and KAREN  ASHTON,  hereby  agree and consent to the
joint  filing on their  behalf of the  foregoing  Schedule 13G relating to their
beneficial ownership of the Common Stock of SkyMall, Inc.


DATED: February 10, 1997                      /s/ Alan C. Ashton                
                                              ----------------------------------
                                                  ALAN C. ASHTON                
                                                                                
                                                                                
DATED: February 10, 1997                      /s/ Karen Ashton                  
                                              ----------------------------------
                                                  KAREN ASHTON                  



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