# Accident 20101222053679A: Moyes/Baile DRAGONFLY B, St. Paul, OR, December 22, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2010, 15:58 local time
- Place: St. Paul, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2589° N, 122.9389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2589&lon=-122.9389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7008Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7008Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Moyes/Bailey Microlites Ptyltd DRAGONFLY B MODEL (registry code 05901X7, https://openairdocs.org/model/moyes-bailey-microlites-ptyltd-dragonfly-b-model) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582UL DCDI (registry code 55563, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ul-dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOYES/BAILE DRAGONFLY B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 30 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101222053679A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT TOOK OFF AT APPROX 14:30 FROM SPORTSMAN AIRPARK (2S6), NEWBERG, OR, TO SOUTH IN AN OPEN-AIR COCPIT, EXPERIMENTAL LIGHT-SPORT AIRCRAFT (ELSA), HEADED TO LENHARDT AIRPARK (7S9), HUBBARD, OR.  AFTER LEVELING OFF AT 1500 FT, THE PILOT LET GO OF THE CONTROL STICK AND HELD IT WITH HIS KNEES TO PULL OUT A CAMERA AND TAKE PICTURES.  THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO ACCELERATE (DESCEND), WHICH WAS NORMAL ACCORDING TO THE PILOT WHO HAD PERFORMED THIS MANEUVER BEFORE.  HE WOULD JUST GRAB THE STICK TO DECCELERATE (PULL NOSE UP), BUT THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT KEPT ACCELERATING (DESCENDING).  HE YANKED THE STICK TO PULL UP THE NOSE AND THEN 6-7 SECONDS LATER POPPED THE BRS CHUTE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNDER THE CHUTE FOR APPROX 4 SECONDS BEFORE HITTING THE GROUND.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT HAD NOT NOTICED ANY ABNORMAL FLIGHT CONTROL OPERATION OR FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS PRIOR TO TAKING THE STICK WITH HIS KNEES.

## 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 WPR11CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA079), Dec 22, 2010: Moyes Bailey Microlite (N7008Z), Newberg, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a dive, which resulted in a loss of control.

## Other reports on N7008Z (2)

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

- [Accident 20180719014549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180719014549A), Jul 19, 2018: Moyes/Bailey Microlites Ptyltd DRAGONFLY B MODEL (N7008Z), Buckley, WA, Substantial damage. Aircraft lost power. Pilot attempted to return to airport. Unable to reach airport. Deployed ballistic parachute. Parachute/aircraft hit tree upon landing,…
- [Accident 20140705013259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140705013259A), Jul 5, 2014: Moyes/Bailey Microlites Ptyltd DRAGONFLY B MODEL (N7008Z), Buckley, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot reported loss of elevator control during cruise flight. Deployed brs system, landed in a wooded area. This report will be amended pending further…

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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