Mackey Property Holdings LLC Sparker accident near Asheboro, North Carolina, February 11, 2025
On February 11, 2025 at about 11:35 am local time, a 2024 Mackey Property Holdings LLC Sparker, an amateur-built aircraft,, registered N769DM, was involved in an accident during landing (flare/touchdown) near Asheboro, North Carolina (Asheboro Rgnl 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
- February 11, 2025 · about 11:35 am local time
- Place
- Asheboro, North Carolina · Asheboro Rgnl · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Mackey Property Holdings LLC Sparker, built 2024, amateur-built
- Registration
- N769DM · registry record · serial 08SP24
- Damage
- Damage not recorded
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
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
What happened, in order
- Loss of engine power (partial) during takeoff
- Landing gear collapse during landing (flare/touchdown) defining event
- Runway excursion during landing (landing roll)
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 29.9 hours
- Maximum gross weight: 1,620 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: retractable
The flight
- Destination: SVH Statesville NC
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 21, 5,501 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: dawn
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 6,000 ft
- Temperature: 36°F (2°C), dew point 30°F (-1°C)
- Altimeter: 30.36 inHg
- Observation at 6:30 am from HBI
Weather report (METAR): KHBI 111130Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC060 02/M01 A3036 RMK AO2 T00211010
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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