aviation accident: PERKINS DRAGONFLY near FOWLERVILLE (1988-07-02)
type: Event
start date: 1988-07-02
location: FOWLERVILLE, MI, USA
  type: Place
  geo: GeoCoordinates
    latitude: 42.660972
    longitude: -84.069084
description: Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN POSITIVE CONTROL OF HIS HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT BY TAKING APPROPRIATE ACTIONS FOR RECOVERY FROM THE BOUNCED LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND ABRUPTLY ON THE THIRD BOUNCE AND THE UPPER WING SPAR FAILED. THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE IN THE HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR, AND THE AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN UNDERDESIGNED.
citation: DigitalDocument
license: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
source: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
source organization: US National Transportation Safety Board
publisher: AI Analytics

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property ID: NTSB Case Number
value: CHI88DEC04

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