19850222005039A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr DRAGONFLY · Morrisville, NC · February 22, 1985

Date
February 22, 1985 · 10:51 local
Place
Morrisville, NC
Airport
Raleigh Durham
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5275U
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL85FMG01
Reported as
Amtr Dragonfly
Reported engine
AMTRVW VW1800VOLKS
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,819 total2 in this make and model130 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Power reduced for descent on test flight and aircraft dived to ground. Ballast may have shifted jamming controls.

As the FAA filed it

POWER REDUCED FOR DESCENT ON TEST FLIGHT AND AIRCRAFT DIVED TO GROUND. BALLAST MAY HAVE SHIFTED JAMMING CONTROLS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.