Bailey Dragon Fly accident near Trenton, GA
On June 20, 2002, a Bailey Dragon Fly (airplane) was involved in an accident near Trenton, GA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 20, 2002
- Place
- Trenton, GA
- Aircraft
- Bailey Dragon Fly · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.905°N, 85.466°W
- NTSB ID
- 20020628X00997
Official records · MIA02LA115
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On June 20, 2002, about 1900 eastern daylight time, a homebuilt Bailey Dragon Fly, unregistered, owned and operated by an individual, impacted with the ground while maneuvering near Trenton, Georgia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. The airplane was destroyed. The private-rated pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The flight had originated from the Lookout Mountain Ultralight airstrip, at 1845. A witness, who was an ultralight certified instructor pilot said that he observed the ultralight as he looked towards the north end of the field, and noticed the it had initiated a left hand turn. He then noticed it was going into a second 360-degree turn, and it was starting to change its nose angle more into a "downward position." On the third 360-degree turn, it was "even steeper," and he said to someone, "...that position of the ultralight with 2 people was incredibly dangerous." It seemed as though they were into a "full spin" with the ultralight. The ultralight then went into its fourth turn, and the "nose dropped even further." The aircraft dropped down behind the trees, within a moment he heard the impact, and then saw a large ball of black smoke billow into the sky. According to the witness and the owner of the ultralight, spins were "not authorized," and all ultralight pilots were to adhere to this rule. In addition, the owner stated that the accident aircraft was equipped with a BRS rocket deployed emergency parachute system, that had not been deployed. Another witness, sitt
Probable cause
the pilot-in-command's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in the airplane stalling, spinning, and impacting 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.
