# Accident 19930516014009A: Amtr DRAGONFLY, Hamilton, OH, May 16, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1993, 12:03 local time
- Place: Hamilton, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3291° N, 84.5399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3291&lon=-84.5399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32T-1993-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Meador William R DRAGONFLY SP (registry code 05644SW, https://openairdocs.org/model/meador-william-r-dragonfly-sp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR DRAGONFLY
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 96 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930516014009A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER, NOSED OVER ON HARD IMPACT IN OPEN FIELD. FUEL  FILTER CLOGGED BY FIBERGLASS DUST. HAD PRIOR POWER OUTS.

## 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 BFO93LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA089), May 16, 1993: Meador Dragonfly SP (N32T), Hamilton, OH, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF THE FUEL FILTER, WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSEQUENT LOSS ON ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTIAN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WHILE MANEUVERING TO…

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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