# Accident 19860406009759A: Amtr DRAGONFLY, Lansing, MI, April 6, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1986, 09:36 local time
- Place: Lansing, MI
- Airport: Capital City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7908° N, 84.5898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7908&lon=-84.5898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N192AP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N192AP-2022-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Perkins Allen R VIKING DRAGONFLY (registry code 05644LD, https://openairdocs.org/model/perkins-allen-r-viking-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 HAPI60EVOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 459 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86FEM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FEM04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860406009759A

## Narrative

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

INITIAL FLIGHT IN HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT. PILOT OVERCONTROL CAUSED PITCH UP AND HARD LANDING DAMAGED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI86FEM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FEM04), Apr 6, 1986: Perkins Viking Dragonfly (N192AP), Lansing, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N192AP (1)

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

- [Accident 19880702025769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880702025769A), Jul 2, 1988: Amtr DRAGONFLY (N192AP), Fowlerville, MI, Substantial damage. Hard landing, bounced, broke the wing spar on impact.

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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