# Accident 20250713008339A: Moyes Liteflite Pty Ltd C DRAGONFLY, Charlestown, NH, July 13, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2025, 19:15 local time
- Place: Charlestown, NH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3274° N, 72.3745° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3274&lon=-72.3745&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4010E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4010E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Moyes Liteflite PTY C DRAGONFLY (registry code 059011G, https://openairdocs.org/model/moyes-liteflite-pty-c-dragonfly) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912S series (registry code 55570, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912s-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOYES LITEFLITE PTY LTD C DRAGONFLY
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,031 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250713008339A

## Narrative

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

ON THE EVENING OF 13 JULY 2025 AT APPROXIMATELY 1915L THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT CRASHED NEAR THE NORTH APPROACH END OF A GRASS LANDING STRIP.  THE AIRCRAFT HAD PREVIOUSLY DEPARTED THE STRIP TOWING A PART 103 TANDEM OCCUPIED WEIGHT SHIFT HANG GLIDER.  THE TAKEOFF, TOWING AND RELEASE OF THE HANG GLIDER OCCURRED WITHOUT INCIDENT.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER RELEASING THE HANG GLIDER HE PERFORMED A STEEP SPIRALING DESCENT TO RETURN TO PATTERN ALTITUDE FOR APPROACH AND LANDING.  AT ABOUT 1,000 FEET, THE PILOT LEVELLED OUT TO BEGIN THE APPROACH, ADVANCED THE THROTTLE BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND IT WOULD TURN OVER BUT WOULD NOT START.  WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REGAIN THROTTLE CONTROL, THE PILOT MANEUVERED TO AVOID POWER LINES, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND PITCHED FORWARD IMPACTING THE GROUND COMING TO REST VERTICALLY.  EMERGENCY RESPONSE CREWS FOUND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED INTO THE GROUND WITH THE PILOT TRAPPED.  CREWS PULLED THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO THE GROUND AND EXTRACTED THE PILOT.  THE PILOT WAS AIRLIFTED TO A HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES.  A BALLISTIC RECOVERY CHUTE WAS AVAILABLE BUT NOT DEPLOYED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT FORCES AND EMERGENCY EXTRACTION EFFORTS.

## 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 ERA25LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA265), Jul 13, 2025: Moyes Liteflite PTY C Dragonfly (N4010E), Charlestown, NH, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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