# Accident 19940624016719A: Amtr DRAGONFLY, Scottsbluff, NE, June 24, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1994, 17:00 local time
- Place: Scottsbluff, NE
- Airport: William B Heilig Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8883° N, 103.5923° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8883&lon=-103.5923&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3147B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3147B-1995-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mustari Nick J DRAGONFLY (registry code 05647RN, https://openairdocs.org/model/mustari-nick-j-dragonfly) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR DRAGONFLY
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1800VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 605 total, 100 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94DCJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94DCJ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940624016719A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB ON TAKEOFF. STRUCK WIRES TURNING BACK. 7000 FEET DENSITY ALTITUDE AND 92 DEGREE TEMPERATURE FACTORS

## 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 CHI94DCJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94DCJ01), Jun 24, 1994: Mustari Dragonfly Mark II (N3147B), Scottsbluff, NE, destroyed. Probable cause: the private pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation. A related factor is the high density altitude.

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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