# Accident 20210710016709A: Bailey N Moyes DRAGONFLY, Charlestown, NH, July 10, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2021, 17:40 local time
- Place: Charlestown, NH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3178° N, 72.3736° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3178&lon=-72.3736&mi=10
- Aircraft: N346FL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N346FL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bailey N Moyes DRAGONFLY (registry code 05901ZS, https://openairdocs.org/model/bailey-n-moyes-dragonfly) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582UL (registry code 55558, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ul) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAILEY N MOYES DRAGONFLY
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582UL
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 233 total, 14 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA283) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210710016709A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA21LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA283), Jul 10, 2021: Bailey N Moyes Dragonfly (N346FL), Charlestown, NH, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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.

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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