# Wells Eugene DRAGON FLY-B

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 0564449
- Manufacturer (registry): WELLS EUGENE
- Model: DRAGON FLY-B
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/wells-eugene-dragon-fly-b

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

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## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## 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 GAA19CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA059), Nov 13, 2018: Eugene Wells Dragon Fly-B (N5023G), Kailua/Kona, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing in a crosswind. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of experience in tailwheel airplanes for which he did not have an…

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20181113022519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181113022519A), Nov 13, 2018: Wells Eugene DRAGON FLY-B (N5023G), Kailua Kona, HI, Substantial damage. Kailua-Kona, Dragon Fly-B, during landing roll out on runway 17, the pilot loss control of the airplane and the airplane statred fishtailing sending the…
- [Incident 19910705048729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910705048729I), Jul 5, 1991: Amtr DRAGONFLY (N5023G), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. Right gear collapsed on landing rollout. Found right gear over-center pivot arm had failed.
- [Incident 19870529021899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870529021899I), May 29, 1987: Amtr DRAGONFLY (N5023G), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. During taxi for takeoff the left main gear collapsed. Landing gear down lock mechanism failed to positively engage

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Moyes Bailey Microlites PTY LT DRAGONFLY-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/moyes-bailey-microlites-pty-lt-dragonfly-b): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05901PE
- [De Garis Ben DRAGONFLY B](https://openairdocs.org/model/de-garis-ben-dragonfly-b): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05904GW
- [Bailey-Moyes DRAGONFLY B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bailey-moyes-dragonfly-b): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05904KK

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