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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bailey N Moyes DRAGONFLY · Charlestown, NH · July 10, 2021

Date: July 10, 2021 · 17:40 local
Place: Charlestown, NH
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N346FL
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA21LA283
Reported as: Bailey N Moyes Dragonfly
Reported engine: ROTAX 582UL
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 233 total14 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N346FLRegistered now · Bailey N Moyes DRAGONFLYS/N 034 · Built 1997 Airframe modelBailey N Moyes DRAGONFLY Engine modelRotax 582UL2 cycle

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What happened

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

Abeam the approach end of the uncharted grass strip, at a low altitude/airspeed/power setting, pilot allowed passenger (with revoked pilot certificate) to take control of the aircraft. Passenger turned aircraft towards base leg, and according to pilot the aircraft "spiraled" and struck a known power line 6" inboard of the left wingtip, and the aircraft impacted the terrain below the powerlines.

As the FAA filed it

ABEAM THE APPROACH END OF THE UNCHARTED GRASS STRIP, AT A LOW ALTITUDE/AIRSPEED/POWER SETTING, PILOT ALLOWED PASSENGER (WITH REVOKED PILOT CERTIFICATE) TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. PASSENGER TURNED AIRCRAFT TOWARDS BASE LEG, AND ACCORDING TO PILOT THE AIRCRAFT "SPIRALED" AND STRUCK A KNOWN POWER LINE 6" INBOARD OF THE LEFT WINGTIP, AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN BELOW THE POWERLINES.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ERA21LA283Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCharlestown, NHThe passenger’s decision to continue an unstable approach while at low altitude and in proximity to a known obstacle, which resulted in a collision with power lines.Jul 10, 2021 · Substantial damage