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Viking DRAGONFLY N59BC

9 July 1983 · Flying Cloud, Minnesota, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 9 July 1983 at about 19:00 local time, a Viking DRAGONFLY registered N59BC was involved in an accident near Flying Cloud, Minnesota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Flying Cloud, Minnesota, United States
Nearest airport
Flying Cloud (FCM)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Viking DRAGONFLY
Registration
N59BC
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI83LA311

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT WAS INITIATING A HIGH SPEED TAXI RUN WHEN THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE FOR 500-1000 FT. WHEN A LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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