# Accident 19910830037309A: Amtr DRAGONFLY, Metropolis, IL, August 30, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1991, 11:50 local time
- Place: Metropolis, IL
- Airport: Metropolis Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1499° N, 88.7090° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1499&lon=-88.7090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28P-1994-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hocker Orville K DRAGONFLY (registry code 05647VU, https://openairdocs.org/model/hocker-orville-k-dragonfly) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR DRAGONFLY
- Reported engine: AMTRVW HAPI60EVOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DEV03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEV03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910830037309A

## Narrative

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

TESTING NEW LANDING GEAR,BECAME TOO SLOW TURNING FINAL,THIRD LANDING ATTEMPT. STALLED AND SPUN INTO TREES.

## 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 CHI91DEV03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEV03), Aug 30, 1991: Hocker Dragonfly (N28P), Metropolis, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED ABOVE STALL.

## Other reports on N28P (2)

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

- [Incident 19890803052429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890803052429I), Aug 3, 1989: Amtr DRAGONFLY (N28P), Paducah, KY, Minor damage. During landing the gear broke causing damage to canard panels. Gear had previously been realined.
- [Incident 19880624042929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880624042929I), Jun 24, 1988: Amtr DRAGONFLY (N28P), Paducah, KY, Minor damage. PIC made a hard landing. Aircraft bounced, damaging a main landing gear.

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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