# Accident 20260622007469A: Bailey-Moyes DRAGONFLY, Whitewater, WI, June 22, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2026, 14:18 local time
- Place: Whitewater, WI
- Airport: Twin Oaks Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8536° N, 88.7598° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8536&lon=-88.7598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3849A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3849A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bailey-Moyes DRAGONFLY (registry code 05901XC, https://openairdocs.org/model/bailey-moyes-dragonfly) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912S series (registry code 55570, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912s-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAILEY-MOYES DRAGONFLY
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,053 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260622007469A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 22, 2026, AT 14:18 CST, A FATAL HANG-GLIDING ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE TWIN OAKS AIRPORT (5Y3) IN WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN, INVOLVING A TOW PLANE AND A HANG GLIDER (IN TOW). THE PILOT OF THE HANG GLIDER FELL APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET DURING THE TOW SEQUENCE / DEPARTURE RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES. DAYTIME VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THIS EVENT.

## 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 CEN26LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA231), Jun 23, 2026: Bailey-Moyes Dragonfly (N3849A), Whitewater, WI, no damage, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

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.

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