See if this helps:
CurrentDb.Execute "INSERT INTO ship1(Pilot, Skill, Ability, Ship) Values(" & Chr(34) & Pilot.Value & Chr(34) & "," & Chr(34) & PilotSkill.Value & Chr(34) & ", " & Chr(34) & Ability.Value & Chr(34) & ", " & Chr(34) & Ship.Value & Chr(34) & ")"