Amateur-built VIKING DRAGONFLY accident near Lansing, Michigan, April 6, 1986
On April 6, 1986 at about 2:36 pm local time, a amateur-built VIKING DRAGONFLY, registered N192AP, was substantially damaged in an accident near Lansing, Michigan (Capital City airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 6, 1986 · about 2:36 pm local time
- Place
- Lansing, Michigan · Capital City · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built VIKING DRAGONFLY VIKING DRA
- Registration
- N192AP · no longer on the register · serial 192
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ON HIS FIRST FLIGHT IN THIS TYPE OF HOMEBUILT THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED WHAT HE SAID WAS WINDSHEAR ON FINAL APPROACH FOR HIS FIRST LANDING. HE ADDED POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP 30 DEGREES. HE PUSHED DOWN ON THE STICK AND THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN VIOLENTLY. HE ADDED FULL POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP AGAIN. THE NOSE FELL THROUGH VIOLENTLY AGAIN AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLID TO A STOP. HE ALSO STATED THAT THIS WAS HIS FIRST FLIGHT IN ANY AIRCRAFT IN ELEVEN MONTHS.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 459 hours in all; 1 in this make and model; 1 in the last 90 days; 1 in the last 30 days; 390 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme; 1 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,150 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Hapi 60-2DM (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 24, 5,001 ft by 120 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 250° at 14 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 2,500 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 54°F (12°C), dew point 45°F (7°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:24 pm from LAN
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N192AP the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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