# Accident 19820816038459A: Amtr DRAGONFLY, Plymouth, MI, August 16, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1982, 19:10 local time
- Place: Plymouth, MI
- Airport: Mettetal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3712° N, 83.4676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plymouth, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3712&lon=-83.4676&mi=10
- Aircraft: N641D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N641D-1993-11-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Verriest Robert C DRAGONFLY (registry code 05647VN, https://openairdocs.org/model/verriest-robert-c-dragonfly) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR DRAGONFLY
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1800VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA311) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820816038459A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BOUNCED ON LANDING. HELD STICK BACK. AIRPLANE DROPPED TO RUNWAY IN A STALL ON ITS LEFT WING. FIRST TEST FLIGHT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI82DA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA311), Aug 16, 1982: Dragon Fly (N641D), Plymouth, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N641D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19821204066539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821204066539I), Dec 4, 1982: Amtr DRAGONFLY (N641D), Ypsilanti, MI, Minor damage. Pilot scraped propeller on runway during touch and go landing. Pilot counseled on takeoff techniques.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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