Hocker DRAGONFLY N28P
30 August 1991 · Metropolis, Illinois, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 30 August 1991 at about 16:50 local time, a Hocker DRAGONFLY registered N28P, operated by Orville K. Hocker, was involved in an accident near Metropolis, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Metropolis, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Metropolis Muni. (M30)
- Coordinates
- 37.1499, -88.7090
- Aircraft
- Hocker DRAGONFLY
- Registration
- N28P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Orville K. Hocker
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI91DEV03
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED ABOVE STALL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A COMMERCIAL PILOT ON A LOCAL FLIGHT RETURNED TO LAND HIS HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE. HE BOUNCED THE FIRST LANDING AND MADE TWO MORE CIRCUITS OF THE PATTERN WITHOUT TOUCHING DOWN. ON THE FOURTH PASS, THE AIRPLANE WAS SEEN TO TURN STEEPLY TO FINAL, STALL AND SPIRAL TO GROUND ONE HALF MILE FROM THE RUNWAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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