# N286A: 2000 Bailey Robert BAILEY-MOYES DRAGONF

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bailey Robert BAILEY-MOYES DRAGONF](https://openairdocs.org/model/bailey-robert-bailey-moyes-dragonf) (registry code 05903L2, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 582SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (registry code 55556)
- Serial number: B025
- Year built: 2000
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: November 30, 2007
- Certificate issued: April 2, 2013
- Expires: April 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A2E445
- Registered owner: [Shore Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHORE%20AVIATION)
- Location: [Painter, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Painter)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.5991° N, 75.8175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23420, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=286A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N286A

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Bailey Robert BAILEY-MOYES DRAGONF)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 582SER)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA14LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA302), Jun 16, 2014: Bailey Robert Moyes Dragonfly (N286A), Melfa, VA, substantial damage. 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.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20140616010029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140616010029A), Jun 16, 2014: Bailey Robert BAILEY-MOYES DRAGONF (N286A), Melfa, VA, Substantial damage. Aircraft stalled on takeoff and impacted the ground nose down and right wing low.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N286A

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N286A before.

- [Cancelled 1972-03-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N286A-1972-03-17): Beech 35-A33, S/N CD-280, built 1961. Sale reported. Owner: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)

## Related

- Other Bailey Robert BAILEY-MOYES DRAGONF aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/bailey-robert-bailey-moyes-dragonf/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 582SER engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser.md

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