Moyes Liteflite C DRAGONFLY N4010E

Summary

On 13 July 2025 at about 23:15 local time, a Moyes Liteflite C DRAGONFLY registered N4010E, operated by Kitty Hawk Flight School LLC, was involved in an accident near Charlestown, New Hampshire, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

13 July 2025 at 23:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Charlestown, New Hampshire, United States

Nearest airport

Morningside Flight Park (PVT)

Coordinates

43.3274, -72.3745

Aircraft

Moyes Liteflite C DRAGONFLY

Registration

N4010E

Category

Airplane

Year built

2005

Engines

1

Operator

Kitty Hawk Flight School LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Glider Tow

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Charleston → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA25LA265

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.