20040723017929A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr DRAGONFLY · Covington, LA · July 23, 2004

Date: July 23, 2004 · 08:30 local
Place: Covington, LA
Airport: Greater St. Tammany Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N89VE
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW04LA196
Reported as: Amtr Dragonfly
Fatal injuries: 0

N89VERegistration cancelled Apr 9, 2009 · Vidrine Everett E DRAGONFLYS/N 906 · Built 1988 Airframe modelVidrine Everett E DRAGONFLY Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-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 was approximately 200' from the departure end of the runway. The pilot lost control of the aircraft after the initial contact with the tree top and the aircraft crashed in the densely wooded area. The pilot reported that he thought that the density altitude was too high for the performance capabilities of the aircraft. The pilot could not provide a record of his flight experience.

As the FAA filed it

(-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 WAS APPROXIMATELY 200' FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE TREE TOP AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN THE DENSELY WOODED AREA. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE THOUGHT THAT THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS TOO HIGH FOR THE PERFORMANCE CAPABILITIES OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT COULD NOT PROVIDE A RECORD OF HIS FLIGHT EXPERIENCE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW04LA196Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCovington, LAthe pilot's inadequate preflight planning which failed to assure adequate takeoff performance for the airplane to clear obstacles. A contributing factor was the pilot's failure to abort the takeoff.Jul 23, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N89VE · 2

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

Incident 20010923027769IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Bay St Louis, MS(-23) Pilot on a local flight departed Stennis International Airport hsa, enroute to slidell airport when shortly after reaching cruise, the propeller spinner came loose and excessive engine vibrations resulted. The pilot looked for an emergency landing area…Sep 23, 2001 · Minor damage Incident 19940528023099IForced/Precautionary Landing · Bloomington-Nor, ILEngine backfired. Lost partial power on takeoff. 2 hydraulic valve lifters failed.May 28, 1994 · Minor damage