Moyes DRAGONFLY UNREG

Summary

On 28 October 2006 at about 20:00 local time, a Moyes DRAGONFLY registered UNREG was involved in an accident near Brentwood, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 October 2006 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Brentwood, California, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Moyes DRAGONFLY

Registration

UNREG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Brentwood → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX07LA023

1 person died.

the pilot's failure to obtain and maintain an adequate airspeed during the initial climb resulting in a stall and uncontrolled descent into terrain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The unregistered aircraft descended into terrain during the initial climb from a private airstrip. A witness, who was also the owner of the airplane, stated that he observed the departure and noted that the airplane quickly became airborne after about a 30- to 40-foot ground roll, which was earlier than he expected. The airplane subsequently settled back to the ground and bounced hard. It became airborne again and was in a shallow climb with an airspeed of about 50 miles per hour, which the owner noted was very slow. The airplane momentarily leveled off after reaching about 100 feet above ground level (agl). Several seconds later, the nose dropped, and the aircraft dove toward the ground in a past-vertical attitude. During the entire accident sequence, the owner heard the engine operating at what he believed to be a maximum power setting. According to the kit manufacturer's specifications, the airplane exceeded the 14 CFR Part 103 requirements to be considered an ultralight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.