# Accident 20091030022389A: Amtr DRAGONFLYMAR, Las Vegas, NV, October 30, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 2009, 16:45 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: North Las Vegas
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2106° N, 115.1944° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2106&lon=-115.1944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555RX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555RX-2019-07-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hallbauer Kenneth R DRAFONFLY MARK II (registry code 05644TZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/hallbauer-kenneth-r-drafonfly-mark-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR DRAGONFLYMAR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091030022389A

## Narrative

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

N555RX CRASHED AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A UTILITY POLE CABLE AND A SPORTS UTILITY VEHICLE PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.  THE PILOT SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PASSENGER OR PEOPLE ON THE SURFACE.  THERE WAS NO POST IMPACT FIRE.  SEE ATTACHMENT "A".

## 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 WPR10LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA040), Oct 30, 2009: Hallbauer Dragonfly Mark II (N555RX), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The CFI's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff.

## Other reports on N555RX (1)

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

- [Incident 19941008038879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941008038879I), Oct 8, 1994: Amtr DRAGONFLY (N555RX), Chino, CA, Minor damage. Throttle disconnected in flight at cruise power. Dead stick hard landing dur windshear. No safety out on linkage.

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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