Single-engine piston

N3849A

1999 Homebuilt Dragonfly

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1999
Serial
001
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 912S
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Whitewater, WI
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Registration record

N3849A on the FAA register

Type
1999 Homebuilt Dragonfly
Serial
001
Engines
Rotax 912S
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Whitewater, WI
Certificate issued
2017-05-01
Airworthiness date
2007-12-05
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A46DBA
Mode S (octal)
51066672
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-06-23
    Accident at Whitewater, WI.
  • 2017-05-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N3849A to the current registrant.
  • 2007-12-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 1999
    Manufactured (1999).
  • 1971-12-13
    N3849A previously assigned to a Schweizer Sgu 2-22C (s/n 73); cancelled.
Overview

About N3849A

N3849A is a 1999 Homebuilt Dragonfly, serial number 001. It is registered to an individual in Whitewater, Wisconsin. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 1, 2017 and expires on May 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 912S engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated December 5, 2007.

N3849A has 1 accident/incident record on file; details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-06-23 Accident · Whitewater, WI Fatal injury NTSB · CEN26LA231
Reported aircraft: Bailey-Moyes Dragonfly
Preliminary report: On June 22, 2026, about 1915 central daylight time, a Bailey-Moyes Dragonfly, N3849A, was involved in an accident near Whitewater, Wisconsin. The pilot of the Dragonfly was not injured. The pilot of the hang glider in tow was fatally injured. The tow operation was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a glider tow flight. The Dragonfly, a tow plane with a hang glider in tow, took off and had reached an altitude of about 30 ft above the ground when the pilot of the tow plane felt something through the tow cable. When he looked back, he saw the hang glider pilot hanging from the base bar. The hang glider pilot fell to the ground and was fatally…
NTSB report ↗

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.