Bailey-Moyes DRAGONFLY N3849A

Summary

On 23 June 2026 at about 00:15 local time, a Bailey-Moyes DRAGONFLY registered N3849A was involved in an accident near Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and one died. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

23 June 2026 at 00:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Gutzmer's Twin Oaks Airport (5Y3)

Coordinates

42.8536, -88.7598

Aircraft

Bailey-Moyes DRAGONFLY

Registration

N3849A

Category

Airplane

Year built

1999

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Glider Tow

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN26LA231

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On June 22, 2026, about 1915 central daylight time, a Bailey-Moyes Dragonfly, N3849A, was involved in an accident near Whitewater, Wisconsin. The pilot of the Dragonfly was not injured. The pilot of the hang glider in tow was fatally injured. The tow operation was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a glider tow flight. The Dragonfly, a tow plane with a hang glider in tow, took off and had reached an altitude of about 30 ft above the ground when the pilot of the tow plane felt something through the tow cable. When he looked back, he saw the hang glider pilot hanging from the base bar. The hang glider pilot fell to the ground and was fatally injured. The pilot of the tow plane released the glider, returned to the airport, and landed without further incident. The hang glider came to rest on airport property near the fallen pilot. An inspector from the Federal Aviation Administration examined the harness and carabiner used to attach the glider pilot and no obvious defects were found. The harness and carabiner were retained for further examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.