# Accident 19850222005039A: Amtr DRAGONFLY, Morrisville, NC, February 22, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1985, 10:51 local time
- Place: Morrisville, NC
- Airport: Raleigh Durham
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8303° N, 78.8309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8303&lon=-78.8309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5275U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5275U-2014-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grote Mcclellan J DRAGONFLY (registry code 05675YM, https://openairdocs.org/model/grote-mcclellan-j-dragonfly) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR DRAGONFLY
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1800VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,819 total, 2 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85FMG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FMG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850222005039A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL85FMG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FMG01), Feb 22, 1985: Mcclellan J. Grote Dragonfly (N5275U), Morrisville, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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