# Accident 19870922054259A: Amtr DRAGONFLY, Sellersburg, IN, September 22, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1987, 13:40 local time
- Place: Sellersburg, IN
- Airport: Clark Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3907° N, 85.7498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3907&lon=-85.7498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N190DH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N190DH-1989-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DH90A DRAGONFLY (registry code 2802306, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh90a-dragonfly) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR DRAGONFLY
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,370 total, 300 in this make and model, 136 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87DEX09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEX09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870922054259A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF ROLL AND CRASHED. RIGHT WHEEL BEARINGS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED CAUSED WHEEL LOCKUP.

## 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 CHI87DEX09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEX09), Sep 22, 1987: de Havilland Dragonfly  DH-90 (N190DH), Sellersburg, IN, substantial damage

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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