Amateur-built DG-1 accident near Ozark, Missouri, August 22, 1982
On August 22, 1982 at about 9:15 pm local time, a amateur-built DG-1, registered N922, was substantially damaged in an accident near Ozark, Missouri (Air Park South airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 22, 1982 · about 9:15 pm local time
- Place
- Ozark, Missouri · Air Park South · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built DG-1
- Registration
- N922 · registry record · serial 3
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING A FLY-IN. SEVERAL HUNDRED SPECTATORS WERE AT THE ARPT. THE ACFT LIFTED OFF RWY 18 IN A NOSE-HIGH ATTITUDE, THE LEFT WING DIPPED DOWN & THE ACFT SETTLED BACK TO THE GROUND IN A NOSE-HIGH ATTITUDE. THE ACFT IMPACTED ABOUT 50 FT EAST OF THE RWY HEADING SE & THEN SLID ABOUT 200 FT ACROSS THE GRASS BEFORE HITTING THREE SPECTATORS WHO WERE POSITIONED ALONG A LINE 200 FT EAST OF THE NORTH RWY. THE PLT STATED THAT A RADIO CONTROLLED MODEL AIRPLANE APPEARED IN FRONT OF HIM JUST AFTER LIFT-OFF & HE INSTINCTIVELY BANKED TO AVOID THE MODEL. A WITNESS SAID HE SAW R/C'S OPERATING IN THE VICINITY OF THE RWY BEFORE & AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
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: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 184 hours in all; 59 in this make and model; 9 in the last 90 days; 136 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 438 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 8 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 839 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental C85-8FJ (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 2K2 Ozark MO at 4:15 pm
- Destination: H20 Carthage MO
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17, 2,535 ft by 40 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 220° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number MKC82FA153.