Electric rotorcraft

N987DJ

2020 Homebuilt Dragonfly

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2020
Serial
0010
Class
Electric rotorcraft
Engines
8 × Kde 8218XF
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Johns Hopkins Univ Applied Physics Laboratory LLC (LLC)
Based
Laurel, MD
Registration record

N987DJ on the FAA register

Type
2020 Homebuilt Dragonfly
Serial
0010
Engines
8 × Kde 8218XF
Registered owner
Johns Hopkins Univ Applied Physics Laboratory LLC
Laurel, MD
Certificate issued
2020-01-22
Airworthiness date
2025-11-05
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental
Mode S (hex)
ADC579
Mode S (octal)
53342571
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-11-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category).
  • 2020-01-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N987DJ.
Overview

About N987DJ

N987DJ is a 2020 Homebuilt Dragonfly, serial number 0010. The FAA register lists Johns Hopkins Univ Applied Physics Laboratory LLC as the registrant in Laurel, Maryland. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 22, 2020 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an electric rotorcraft and 8 Kde 8218XF engines. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category, dated November 5, 2025.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N987DJ.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N987DJ.

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

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