20110723014179A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Moyes DRAGONFLY · Ridgley, MD · July 23, 2011

Date
July 23, 2011 · 07:15 local
Place
Ridgley, MD
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N402HA
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA11FA413
Reported as
Moyes Dragonfly
Reported engine
ROTAX 914
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot made a steep climbing left turn to about 200', at that time the aircraft entered a left hand spin and struck the ground.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MADE A STEEP CLIMBING LEFT TURN TO ABOUT 200', AT THAT TIME THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A LEFT HAND SPIN AND STRUCK THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.