# Incident 20041030029119I: Amtr DRAGONFLY, Ocala, FL, October 30, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 2004, 12:15 local time
- Place: Ocala, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1872° N, 82.1401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocala, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1872&lon=-82.1401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88CU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88CU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ufkes Charles B DRAGONFLY (registry code 05644RK, https://openairdocs.org/model/ufkes-charles-b-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
- Reported engine: AMTR CORVAIR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041030029119I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER FLYING THIS AIRCRAFT 400 HOURS WITH A VOLKSWAGON ENGINE, MR. UFKES REMOVED THE V.W. ENGINE AND REPLACED IT WITH A HIGHER POWERED CORVAIR AUTO ENGINE. THIS ENGINE VAPOR-LOCKED AFTER 1 MINUTE AND 30 SECONDS AND FAILED. MR. UFKES EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING AND DAMAGED THE LANDING GEAR.

## Other reports on N88CU (1)

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

- [Incident 19931224051609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931224051609I), Dec 24, 1993: Amtr DRAGONFLY (N88CU), Ocala, FL, Minor damage. Electrical problem on local flight forced landing in open field. ELT was activated. Cap secured the beacon.

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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