# Accident 19850707029479A: Amtr DRAGONFLY, Faribault, MN, July 7, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1985, 12:15 local time
- Place: Faribault, MN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2909° N, 93.2703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2909&lon=-93.2703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59BC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59BC-2013-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Chamberlain Bradley B DRAGONFLY (registry code 05647UY, https://openairdocs.org/model/chamberlain-bradley-b-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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85FA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850707029479A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A TREE DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AND BURST INTO FLAMES. FUEL STRAINER AND CARBURETOR HAD RUST AND CORROSION.

## 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 CHI85FA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA269), Jul 7, 1985: Chamberlain Viking Dragonfly (N59BC), Faribault, MN, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N59BC (1)

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

- [Accident 19830709031469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830709031469A), Jul 9, 1983: Amtr DRAGONFLY (N59BC), Flying Cloud, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot made bouncing landing during initial flight of experimental aircraft.

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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