MacKey Property SPARKER N769DM

Summary

On 11 February 2025 at about 11:35 local time, a MacKey Property SPARKER registered N769DM was involved in an accident near Asheboro, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

11 February 2025 at 11:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Asheboro, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Asheboro Rgnl (HBI)

Coordinates

35.6557, -79.8942

Aircraft

MacKey Property SPARKER

Registration

N769DM

Category

Airplane

Year built

2024

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Statesville

Aircraft damage

Unknown

Weather

VMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

ERA25LA116

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On February 11, 2025, about 0635 eastern standard time, an experimental amateur-built Sparker, N769DM, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Asheboro, North Carolina. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported completing a normal preflight inspection and engine start. Shortly after departure the engine made an unusual sound, which was followed by a partial loss of power. The pilot reported feeling “an aggressive buck forward” which quickly became more severe. The pilot turned the airplane back to the airport and attempted to land in the opposite direction on the departure runway. The pilot tried to extend the airplane’s landing gear, but they did not fully extend and upon touchdown the landing gear collapsed. The airplane subsequently slid off the side of the runway and over a taxiway. Postaccident examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector found that the airplane had incurred substantial damage during the accident sequence and that the horizontal stabilizer had separated from the empennage. The airplane was retained for further examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.