# Accident 20140616010029A: Bailey Robert BAILEY-MOYES DRAGONF, Melfa, VA, June 16, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2014, 10:30 local time
- Place: Melfa, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6469° N, 75.7611° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6469&lon=-75.7611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N286A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N286A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bailey Robert BAILEY-MOYES DRAGONF (registry code 05903L2, https://openairdocs.org/model/bailey-robert-bailey-moyes-dragonf) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAILEY ROBERT BAILEY-MOYES DRAGONF
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA302) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140616010029A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT STALLED ON TAKEOFF AND IMPACTED THE GROUND NOSE DOWN AND RIGHT WING LOW.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.