# Accident 20090611010779A: Amtr DRAGONFLYII, Arthur, NE, June 11, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2009, 12:33 local time
- Place: Arthur, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5703° N, 101.6917° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5703&lon=-101.6917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N360KK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N360KK-2018-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Peterson Allen L DRAGONFLY II (registry code 05618C0, https://openairdocs.org/model/peterson-allen-l-dragonfly-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR DRAGONFLYII
- Reported engine: CONT PC90
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 415 total, 0 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA350) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090611010779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT, ON A VFR CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT WAS FATALLY INJURED AFTER HIS DRAGONFLY II AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN.  ACCIDENT SITE WAS IN MARSH AREA APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES EAST NORTH EAST OF ARTHUR, NEBRASKA.  DATA DOWNLOADED FROM ONBOARD GPS INDICATES PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED AFTER ENTERING CLOUDS AND LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT.  WEATHER AT SURROUNDING AIRPORTS REPORTED IFR CONDITIONS AT ESTIMATED TIME OF ACCIDENT.  PILOT WAS THE ONY PERSON ABOARD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 CEN09LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA350), Jun 11, 2009: Peterson Allen L Dragonfly II (N360KK), Arthur, NE, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment due to the use of a over-the-counter medication with sedative…

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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