Plane Crash List

Geiger DRAGONFLY N157JG

15 September 1987 · Chino, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 15 September 1987 at about 01:44 local time, a Geiger DRAGONFLY registered N157JG, operated by Geiger, Julian E., was involved in an accident near Chino, California, 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 01:44
Classification
Accident
Location
Chino, California, United States
Nearest airport
Ohio (CNO)
Coordinates
33.9998, -117.6801
Aircraft
Geiger DRAGONFLY
Registration
N157JG
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Geiger, Julian E.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Dusk
NTSB number
LAX87DUG09

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

AT THE END OF A PERFORMANCE TEST FLIGHT, THE PLT STATED THAT THE ACFT WAS ROTATED TO A LANDING ATTITUDE AT A HIGHER THEN NORMAL ALTITUDE ABOVE THE GROUND. THE ACFT CONTACTED THE RWY AND BOUNCED THREE TIMES, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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