Single-engine piston

N14U

1993 Homebuilt Dragonfly

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1993
Serial
446
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Catonsville, MD
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Registration record

N14U on the FAA register

Type
1993 Homebuilt Dragonfly
Serial
446
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Catonsville, MD
Certificate issued
2020-04-17
Airworthiness date
2016-04-26
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A0A219
Mode S (octal)
50121031
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-04-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N14U.
  • 2016-04-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1998-07-26
    Accident at Caro, MI; damage: substantial.
  • 1993
    Manufactured (1993).
Overview

About N14U

N14U is a 1993 Homebuilt Dragonfly, serial number 446. It is registered to an individual in Catonsville, Maryland. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 17, 2020 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Volkswagen CONVERSION engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 26, 2016.

N14U has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1998-07-26 Accident · Caro, MI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI98LA281
Reported aircraft: Luckey Dragonfly II
Probable cause: an improper inflight decision when he mistook the road for the runway of the nearby airport to land on. A factor in this accident was the total failure of the engine's crankshaft.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.