# Accident 20121104026779A: Central Ohio Dragonfly Clubllc DRAGONFLY-C, Darbyville, OH, November 4, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2012, 12:55 local time
- Place: Darbyville, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7025° N, 83.1472° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7025&lon=-83.1472&mi=10
- Aircraft: N667DF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N667DF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Central Ohio Dragonfly Clubllc DRAGONFLY-C (registry code 05901ZQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/central-ohio-dragonfly-clubllc-dragonfly-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CENTRAL OHIO DRAGONFLY CLUBLLC DRAGONFLY-C
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 368 total, 305 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121104026779A

## Narrative

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

AT THE WESMAR AERODROME IN DARBYVILLE OHIO N667DF WAS TAKING OFF ON A GRASS STRIP WHILE TOWING A HANG GLIDER.  AT MID FIELD THE PILOT TURNED NORTH INTO THE WIND.  UPON REACHING AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 80 FEET THE ENGINE SEIZED.  THE PILOT RELEASED THE HANG GLIDER AND PROMPTLY WENT INTO A STALL SPIN.  THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND FIRST PIVOTING ON OVER TO THE COCKPIT AREA AND RIGHT WING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, TO THE AIRCRAFT, AND BREAKING THE PILOTS LEFT ANKLE.

## 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 CEN13LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA055), Nov 4, 2012: Central Ohio Dragonfly Club DRAGONFLY-C (N667DF), Darbyville, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to a cold-seizure event that occurred at a low altitude, which precluded the pilot's recovery from an inadvertent aerodynamic stall/spin.

## Other reports on N667DF (1)

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

- [Accident 20100926045899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100926045899A), Sep 26, 2010: Central Ohi DRAGONFLY-C (N667DF), Orient, OH, Substantial damage. History of flight:on September 26, 2010, at 1330 hours local time (1730 zulu) an experimental light sport dragon fly-c airplane, registration number N667DF,…

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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