# Accident 19930411008799A: Amtr DRAGONFLY, Carlsbad, NM, April 11, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1993, 10:19 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, NM
- Airport: Cavern City Air Trml
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3999° N, 104.2299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3999&lon=-104.2299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48RV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48RV-2017-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Violet Bob W DRAGONFLY (registry code 05644GF, https://openairdocs.org/model/violet-bob-w-dragonfly) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR DRAGONFLY
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1800VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 133 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930411008799A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING ON RECOVERY. PISTON GRIP SEPARATED FROM STICK. LOST CONTROL. RIGHT CANARD SPAR BROKE ON ENSUING IMPACT

## 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 FTW93LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA124), Apr 11, 1993: Violet Dragonfly (N48RV), Carlsbad, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE CONTROL STICK ASSEMBLY AND THE SUBSEQUENT SEPARATION OF THE FLIGHT CONTROL STICK ASSEMBLY FROM THE MOUNT

## Other reports on N48RV (1)

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

- [Accident 20020718016569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020718016569A), Jul 18, 2002: Amtr DRAGONFLY (N48RV), Tucson, AZ, No damage. (.19) On July 18, 2002, about 0950 mountain standard time, a violet Dragonfly, N48RV, departed from controlled flight and impacted terrain on approach to the…

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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