# N59BC: 1983 Chamberlain Bradley B DRAGONFLY, registration cancelled 2013-06-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 27, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Chamberlain Bradley B DRAGONFLY](https://openairdocs.org/model/chamberlain-bradley-b-dragonfly) (registry code 05647UY)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: 017
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 21, 1984
- Certificate issued: June 7, 1983
- Last registry action: December 6, 1986
- Mode S code: A79B2A
- Owners when cancelled: [Chamberlain Bradley B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHAMBERLAIN%20BRADLEY%20B), [Westfall Edward D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTFALL%20EDWARD%20D)
- Location: [Waconia, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Waconia)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 45.1037° N, 93.6742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55357, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59BC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=59BC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59BC-2013-06-27

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Chamberlain Bradley B DRAGONFLY: https://openairdocs.org/model/chamberlain-bradley-b-dragonfly.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CHI85FA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA269), Jul 7, 1985: Chamberlain Viking Dragonfly (N59BC), Faribault, MN, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB CHI83LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA311), Jul 9, 1983: Viking Dragonfly (N59BC), Flying Cloud, MN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19850707029479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850707029479A), Jul 7, 1985: Amtr DRAGONFLY (N59BC), Faribault, MN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck a tree during emergency landing and burst into flames. Fuel strainer and carburetor had rust and corrosion.
- [Accident 19830709031469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830709031469A), Jul 9, 1983: Amtr DRAGONFLY (N59BC), Flying Cloud, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot made bouncing landing during initial flight of experimental aircraft.

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