# Incident 19940528023099I: Amtr DRAGONFLY, Bloomington-Nor, IL, May 28, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1994, 11:47 local time
- Place: Bloomington-Nor, IL
- Airport: Bloomington-Normal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4758° N, 88.9699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bloomington, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4758&lon=-88.9699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89VE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89VE-2009-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vidrine Everett E DRAGONFLY (registry code 05644QP, https://openairdocs.org/model/vidrine-everett-e-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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,423 total, 18 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940528023099I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE BACKFIRED.LOST PARTIAL POWER ON TAKEOFF. 2 HYDRAULIC VALVE LIFTERS FAILED.

## Other reports on N89VE (2)

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

- [Accident 20040723017929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040723017929A), Jul 23, 2004: Amtr DRAGONFLY (N89VE), Covington, LA, Destroyed. (-23) The pilot stated that the aircraft would not rotate until he reached the end of the 3000' runway. The aircraft struck the tops of a 60' tree line that…
- [Incident 20010923027769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010923027769I), Sep 23, 2001: Amtr DRAGONFLY (N89VE), Bay St Louis, MS, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot on a local flight departed Stennis International Airport hsa, enroute to slidell airport when shortly after reaching cruise, the propeller spinner…

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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