# Accident 20180527015089A: Bailey B DRAGON FLY, Mint Hill, NC, May 27, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2018, 13:20 local time
- Place: Mint Hill, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1847° N, 80.6069° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1847&lon=-80.6069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N582DF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N582DF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bailey B DRAGON FLY (registry code 05902QK, https://openairdocs.org/model/bailey-b-dragon-fly) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582UL (registry code 55558, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ul) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAILEY B DRAGON FLY
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582UL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 385 total, 350 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA306) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180527015089A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED 28A FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. PILOT STATED IN TELEPHONE INTERVIEW THAT THE TAKEOFF AND CLIMB WAS NORMAL AND THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING NORMALLY AND THERE WERE NO ISSUES. HE STATED THAT HE INITIATED A RIGHT HAND TURN AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND STARTED SPINNING TOWARDS THE GROUND. ACCIDENT SITE WAS 4.4 MILES FROM DEPARTURE AIRPORT. THE PILOT STATED IN A TELEPOHONE INTERVIEW THAT HE MAY HAVE STALLED THE AIRCRAFT. HE SAID THAT THE AIRCRAFT THEN STRUCK A TREE BEFORE CONTACTING A HOUSE AND HITTING THE GROUND. INSPECTION OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AFTER THE ACCIDENT SHOWED CONTINUITY AND NORMAL OPERATION. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED

REF PTRS RECORD 201803135

## 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 GAA18CA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA306), May 27, 2018: Lite Flight Dragonfly (N582DF), Mint Hill, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during a turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin.

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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