Unknown DragonFly B accident near LaBelle, FL
On June 23, 2001, an Unknown DragonFly B (airplane) was involved in an accident near LaBelle, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 23, 2001
- Place
- LaBelle, FL
- Aircraft
- Unknown DragonFly B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 26.639°N, 81.341°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010628X01278
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 23, 2001, about 1854 eastern daylight time, a two-seat DragonFly B, unregistered with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), operated by Florida Ridge Soaring Center, crashed while turning base to final at a private airstrip near LaBelle, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 flight. The airplane was substantially damaged and the private-rated pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The flight originated about 1844 from LaBelle, Florida. The flight departed for the purpose of observing the ground where an event for the South Florida Free Flight Association was planned. A witness reported that the flight returned after being airborne about 10 minutes and appeared to be on approach to land. The airplane was observed to be in a right bank and, "apparently stalled and went into a spin. At that time, they were approximately 1/2 to 3/4 of a mile east to the East of me, and at approximately 300 feet of altitude. They did not recover from the spin, and the plane hit the ground nose first." PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot-in-command was seated in the rear seat and was the holder of a private pilot certificate with an airplane single engine land rating. He was issued a third class medical certificate on February 25, 1999, with the limitation, "Must have available glasses for near vision." His application for that medical certificate indicates that his total flight time was 600 hours. No determination was made how much flight time he had accumulated since then to the date of t
Probable cause
The inadvertent stall/spin by the pilot resulting in an uncontrolled descent and impact with the ground.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
