Powered parachute

N217AB

1996 Homebuilt Dream Machine

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
1008
Class
Powered parachute
Engines
Rotax 503DCSI
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Hardwood, MI
Registration record

N217AB on the FAA register

Type
1996 Homebuilt Dream Machine
Serial
1008
Engines
Rotax 503DCSI
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Hardwood, MI
Certificate issued
2007-09-06
Airworthiness date
2010-01-28
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A1D385
Mode S (octal)
50351605
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2010-01-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2007-09-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N217AB.
  • 1996
    Manufactured (1996).
Overview

About N217AB

N217AB is a 1996 Homebuilt Dream Machine, serial number 1008. It is registered to an individual in Hardwood, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 6, 2007 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a powered parachute, one Rotax 503DCSI engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated January 28, 2010.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N217AB.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N217AB.

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.