# NTSB MIA69D0448: S Dragonfly XGS-4, N8135, Homestead, FL, May 2, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1969
- Place: Homestead, FL · HOMESTEAD, FL
- Location: 25.4659° N, 80.4460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homestead, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4659&lon=-80.4460&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 5, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180171
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69D0448
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0448

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1726   69/5/2    HOMESTEAD,FLA       S DRAGONFLY XGS-4   CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 607
        TIME - 1315                    N8135               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOMESTEAD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8135](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8135-1972-02-29), registration cancelled 1972-02-29, S/N 1, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: S DRAGONFLY XGS-4
- Registry model: [Soucy DRAG-N-FLY](https://openairdocs.org/model/soucy-drag-n-fly) (registry code 0562289) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Homestead

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.

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