Single-engine piston

N286A

2000 Homebuilt Bailey-Moyes Dragonf

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record

Built

2000

Serial

B025

Class

Single-engine piston

Engines

Rotax 582SER

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registered owner

Shore Aviation (Corporation)

Based

Painter, VA

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Registration record

N286A on the FAA register

Type

2000 Homebuilt Bailey-Moyes Dragonf

Serial

B025

Engines

Rotax 582SER

Registered owner

Shore Aviation

Painter, VA

Certificate issued

2013-04-02

Airworthiness date

2007-11-30

Registration expires

2029-04-30

Airworthiness class

Experimental · light-sport

Mode S (hex)

A2E445

Mode S (octal)

50562105

Seats (type)

Weight class

up to 12,499 lb

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registry history

Timeline

2029-04-30
Registration expires (renewal due).
2014-06-16
Accident at Melfa, VA; damage: substantial.
2013-04-02
Certificate of registration issued as N286A to the current registrant.
2007-11-30
Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
2000
Manufactured (2000).
1972-03-17
N286A previously assigned to a Beechcraft A33 Debonair (s/n CD-280); cancelled.

Overview

About N286A

N286A is a 2000 Homebuilt Bailey-Moyes Dragonf, serial number B025. The FAA register lists Shore Aviation as the registrant in Painter, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 2, 2013 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 582SER engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated November 30, 2007.

N286A has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2014-06-16 Accident · Melfa, VA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · ERA14LA302

Reported aircraft: Bailey Robert Moyes Dragonfly

Probable cause: The pilot s failure to maintain roll control during the initial takeoff and his decision to take off with only partial power applied.

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.