Leblanc DRAGONFLY N4463L
20 October 1986 · Lansing, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 October 1986 at about 00:00 local time, a Leblanc DRAGONFLY registered N4463L was involved in an accident near Lansing, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lansing, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Capital City (LAN)
- Coordinates
- 42.7902, -84.5909
- Aircraft
- Leblanc DRAGONFLY
- Registration
- N4463L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Charlotte → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI87DEM02
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE HOME BUILT ACFT WAS ON A TEST FLT & WAS BEING FLOWN BY A PLT WITH ONLY ABOUT 2.5 HRS OF FLT TIME IN THIS MAKE & MODEL. DURING THE LANDING, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD & BEGAN TO PORPOISE. THE CANARD & WOODEN PROP WERE DAMAGED DURING THE OCCURRENCE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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