# Incident 19970706023809I: Amtr DRAGONFLY, Helena, MT, July 6, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1997, 15:30 local time
- Place: Helena, MT
- Airport: Helena Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6067° N, 111.9833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HELENA RGNL (HLN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6067&lon=-111.9833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11900, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11900-2005-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Clarke Allan J DRAGON FLY (registry code 05604BR, https://openairdocs.org/model/clarke-allan-j-dragon-fly) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR DRAGONFLY
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 600 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970706023809I

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. TRIED MAKE RUNWAY BUT SLID 100FT THRU MUD AND GRASS. CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE UNKNOWN.

## Other reports on N11900 (3)

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

- [Incident 20040521009979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040521009979I), May 21, 2004: Amtr DRAGONFLY (N11900), Helena, MT, Minor damage. (-23) While cruising level flight, 5 miles southwest of the Helena (Montana) regional airport, the aircraft experienced power failure, and made a successful…
- [Incident 20020721018839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020721018839I), Jul 21, 2002: Amtr DRAGONFLY (N11900), Helena, MT, Minor damage. (-23) The aircraft departed runway 27 at Helena, Montana. On climbout at about 500 feet, the pilot stated he heard a pop and the engine quit. The cabin filled…
- [Incident 19980612013379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980612013379I), Jun 12, 1998: Amtr DRAGONFLY (N11900), Helena, MT, Substantial damage. Taxi test run became airborne. Propoised. Damaged gear prop and wings.

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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