# Accident 19910926043099A: Amtr DRAGONFLY, Fort Collins, CO, September 26, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1991, 10:37 local time
- Place: Fort Collins, CO
- Airport: Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Arp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3606° N, 105.1800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3606&lon=-105.1800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N226JM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N226JM-2013-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mullan Joseph A DRAGONFLY (registry code 05644SQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/mullan-joseph-a-dragonfly) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR DRAGONFLY
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1800VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 20 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910926043099A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON FIRST TEST FLIGHT CLIMBOUT. FORCE LANDED PLOWED FIELD AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 DEN91LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA133), Sep 26, 1991: Joseph A. Mullan Dragon FLY (N226JM), Fort Collins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: UNDETERMINED. THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

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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