# N3980D: 2000 Moyes Bailey DRAGONFLY

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Moyes Bailey DRAGONFLY](https://openairdocs.org/model/moyes-bailey-dragonfly) (registry code 05901QV, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 582DCDI](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (registry code 55562)
- Serial number: 59
- Year built: 2000
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: January 21, 2008
- Certificate issued: March 7, 2019
- Expires: March 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A4A2DD
- Registered owner: [Lange Daniel M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LANGE%20DANIEL%20M)
- Location: [Whitewater, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Whitewater)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.8078° N, 88.7362° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53190, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3980D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3980D

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 (Moyes Bailey DRAGONFLY)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 582DCDI)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N3980D.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N3980D.

## Reports on N3980D not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N3980D, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19840501027509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840501027509I), May 1, 1984: Mncoup 90A (N3980D), Opa Locka, FL, Minor damage. Right engine power loss. On gear retraction. Cut power and landed gear up. Unkown if throttle or engine problem.

## 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 N3980D

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N3980D before.

- [Cancelled 1957-11-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3980D-1957-11-22): Cessna 182A, S/N 34680. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20C), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## Related

- Other Moyes Bailey DRAGONFLY aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/moyes-bailey-dragonfly/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 582DCDI engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi.md

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