# Accident 20140223002199A: Sabrena DRAGONFLY, Maricopa, AZ, February 23, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 2014, 16:17 local time
- Place: Maricopa, AZ
- Airport: Ak-Chin Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9878° N, 111.9181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9878&lon=-111.9181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7745C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7745C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sabrena DRAGONFLY (registry code 05904BJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/sabrena-dragonfly) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SABRENA DRAGONFLY
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 763 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140223002199A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT APPROACHED AIRFIELD  FROM A SOUTHWEST POSITION. WITNESSES STATED THAT AIRCRAFT WAS APPROX 30-40 FEET AGL. WITNESS STATED  AIRCRAFT THEN PITCHED UP DRAMATICALLY THEN NOSED OVER FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER HIGH PITCH ANGLE. WITNESS NOTED A LEFT WING DROP FOLLOWED BY 2-3 SPIN ROTATIONS BEFORE IMPACT.

## 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 WPR14LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA119), Feb 24, 2014: Sabrena Dragonfly (N7745C), Maricopa, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and subsequently experiencing an aerodynamic stall and…

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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