- Date
- March 16, 1984, 14:05 local (19:05 UTC)
- Place
- Franklin, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N83WHHomebuilt Dragon FLY 294
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840316008979A
- Case key
- 6556
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Analysis
The homebuilt acft with 3 persons aboard lost its propeller after the crankshaft failed during cruise. A forced landing was executed on a state highway. The plt said he lost directional control at about 30 mph and contacted a ditch and two fence posts. The plt has not filed an accident report.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N83WH
- Reported as
- Homebuilt Dragon FLY 294 (DRAGON FLY)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 294
- Airframe hours
- 81
- Engine
- Volkswagen 11, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Hazlewood, William J.
- Registered owner
- William J. Hazelwood
- Departed
- LGC · La Grange, GA
- Destination
- RGM · Rome, GA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 700 total · 81 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 7 °F, dew point 7 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N83WH · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.