# NTSB ERA25LA265: Moyes Liteflite PTY C Dragonfly, N4010E, Charlestown, NH, July 13, 2025 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report - Date: July 13, 2025, 19:15 local (23:15 UTC) - Place: Charlestown, NH · Vegetated area adjacent to a roadway - Coordinates: 43.327417, -72.37453 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3274&lon=-72.3745&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Enroute-descent: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious - Status: Investigation ongoing - Investigation class: Class 3 - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO, Rotech Flight Safety Inc. - NTSB case key (mKey): 200524 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA25LA265 - NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/200524/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA265 ## Preliminary report On July 13, 2025, about 1915 eastern daylight time, a Moyes Liteflite Model C Dragonfly airplane, N4010E, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Charleston, New Hampshire. The pilot was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 glider tow flight. The pilot reported that the accident flight was his fifth tow flight of the day. There were no anomalies noted during preflight inspection or before the takeoff engine runup checks. The airplane departed with about 4-gallons of fuel onboard. After reaching an altitude of 3,500 ft, the glider released and the pilot reduced engine power to idle and entered a routine spiraling descent to land. During the descent, the airplane experienced a total loss of engine power which the pilot did not observe until he advanced the throttle, and the engine did not respond. A witness at the departure airport recorded a video of the airplane as it descended. The video showed the airplane in a left turning descent before it entered a shallow right spiraling descent. The airplane remained in the right turn until it impacted the ground. The airplane came to rest in an upright position in a grass field about one-half mile from the departure airport. Postaccident examination of the airplane by an Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that the tubular structure of the fuselage exhibited deformation and fractures from impact forces. Flight control continuity was established from the cockpit to all of the flight control surfaces. The engine remained attached to the fuselage and the throttle control cables remained attached and were continuous to the throttle control lever. The fuel tank contained about 2-gallons of fuel and the fuel filter was free of contamination. The airplane was retained for further examination. ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Enroute-descent: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Moyes Liteflite PTY C DRAGONFLY, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=059011G), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md) - [Approach: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241); cases with it: [Moyes Liteflite PTY C DRAGONFLY, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md?model=059011G), [All aircraft, 1,529 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md) - [Approach: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Moyes Liteflite PTY C DRAGONFLY, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=059011G), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4010E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4010E), registered now, S/N C-85, built 2005 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: MOYES LITEFLITE PTY LTD C DRAGONFLY - Registry model: [Moyes Liteflite PTY C DRAGONFLY](https://openairdocs.org/model/moyes-liteflite-pty-c-dragonfly) (registry code 059011G) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Rotax 912S series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912s-series) (registry code 55570, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: C-85 - Year built: 2005 - Airframe hours: 4155.3 - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Glider tow, Part 91 - Operator: Kitty Hawk Flight School LLC - Registered owner: Kitty Hawk Flight School LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, August 21, 2024 - Departed: pvt, Charleston, NH - Airport: PVT, Morningside Flight Park - Equipment: Airframe parachute ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 160° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 68 °F - Altimeter: 30.03 inHg - Observed at: VSF, 6 nm away - METAR: KVSF 132254Z AUTO 16008KT 10SM CLR 27/20 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP165 T02720200 ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20250713008339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250713008339A), Jul 13, 2025: Moyes Liteflite Pty Ltd C DRAGONFLY, Charlestown, NH, Destroyed. 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… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.