# Accident 20040723017929A: Amtr DRAGONFLY, Covington, LA, July 23, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2004, 08:30 local time
- Place: Covington, LA
- Airport: Greater St. Tammany Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4450° N, 89.9886° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4450&lon=-89.9886&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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040723017929A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 FTW04LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA196), Jul 23, 2004: Everett Vidrine Dragonfly (N89VE), Covington, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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.

## Other reports on N89VE (2)

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

- [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…
- [Incident 19940528023099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940528023099I), May 28, 1994: Amtr DRAGONFLY (N89VE), Bloomington-Nor, IL, Minor damage. Engine backfired. Lost partial power on takeoff. 2 hydraulic valve lifters failed.

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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