# Accident 20030702016539A: Amtr DRAGONFLMKII, Minneapolis, MN, July 2, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2003, 21:42 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Flying Cloud Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9207° N, 93.3997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9207&lon=-93.3997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25JD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25JD-2012-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Debay James D DRAGONFLY MARK II (registry code 05644UA, https://openairdocs.org/model/debay-james-d-dragonfly-mark-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR DRAGONFLMKII
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 79 total, 22 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030702016539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 18 AT FCM AND WAS OBSERVED BY ATC IN A MINIMAL CLIMB. WHEN QUERIED THE PILOT REPORTED HAVING ENGINE PROBLEMS. HE STATED THAT HE WOULD TRY AND MAKE IT BACK TO THE FIELD BUT DID NOT THINK HE COULD DO SO. AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA 1.5 MILES SE OF THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 CHI03LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA192), Jul 3, 2003: Debay Dragonfly Mark II (N25JD), Eden Prairie, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's intentional operation of the airplane with a known deficiency with regard to an improper carburetor calibration that led to the loss of engine power. The improperly calibrated carburetor…

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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