# Accident 19871106062379A: Amtr DRAGONFLY, New Braunfels, TX, November 6, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1987, 09:15 local time
- Place: New Braunfels, TX
- Airport: New Braunfels Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7002° N, 98.1103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7002&lon=-98.1103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5303H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR DRAGONFLY
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1800VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 342 total, 1 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88DRG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRG03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871106062379A

## Narrative

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

ON FIRST TEST FLIGHT OVER ROTATED AND STALLED. CAUGHT A WING ON THE GROUND AND CARTWHEELED.

## 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 FTW88DRG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRG03), Nov 6, 1987: Herman Dragonfly (N5303H), New Braunfels, TX, destroyed

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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