Powered parachute

N1659S

2006 Hughes Aero Predator

Registered No accidents on file

Built

2006

Serial

PC 120553W302

Class

Powered parachute

Engines

Rotax 582SER

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registered owner

Individual · sign in to see

Based

Apache Junction, AZ

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Registration record

N1659S on the FAA register

Type

2006 Hughes Aero Predator

Serial

PC 120553W302

Engines

Rotax 582SER

Registered owner

Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in

Apache Junction, AZ

Certificate issued

2007-05-04

Airworthiness date

2007-09-22

Registration expires

2030-04-30

Airworthiness class

Experimental · light-sport

Mode S (hex)

A107E5

Mode S (octal)

50203745

Seats (type)

Weight class

up to 12,499 lb

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registry history

Timeline

2030-04-30
Registration expires (renewal due).
2007-09-22
Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
2007-05-04
Certificate of registration issued as N1659S to the current registrant.
2006
Manufactured (2006).
2004-09-13
N1659S previously assigned to a Snow 600-S2C (s/n 600-1219C); cancelled.

Overview

About N1659S

N1659S is a 2006 Hughes Aero Predator, serial number PC 120553W302. It is registered to an individual in Apache Junction, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 4, 2007 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a powered parachute, one Rotax 582SER engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated September 22, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1659S. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1994-05-25 Accident · Bancroft, WI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI94LA176

Reported aircraft: Snow 600-S2C — a different aircraft that carried the N1659S registration before this airframe.

Probable cause: the pilots failure to select carburetor heat during an extended descent, which resulted in loss of engine power. Factors were carburetor icing conditions and the presence of a ditch at the forced landing site.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.