Powered parachute

N2520Z

1994 Buckeye Aviation Dream Machine

Registered No accidents on file

Built

1994

Serial

3220

Class

Powered parachute

Engines

Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registered owner

Individual · sign in to see

Based

Castle Rock, CO

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Registration record

N2520Z on the FAA register

Type

1994 Buckeye Aviation Dream Machine

Serial

3220

Engines

Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)

Registered owner

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

Castle Rock, CO

Certificate issued

2009-12-14

Airworthiness date

2006-09-01

Registration expires

2029-03-31

Airworthiness class

Experimental · light-sport

Mode S (hex)

A2615C

Mode S (octal)

50460534

Seats (type)

Weight class

up to 12,499 lb

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registry history

Timeline

2029-03-31
Registration expires (renewal due).
2009-12-14
Certificate of registration issued as N2520Z to the current registrant.
2006-09-01
Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
2000-08-15
N2520Z previously assigned to a Bellanca Decathlon 8KCAB / Super Decathlon / Champion 8-KCAB Decathlon (s/n 336-77); cancelled.
1994
Manufactured (1994).

Overview

About N2520Z

N2520Z is a 1994 Buckeye Aviation Dream Machine, serial number 3220. It is registered to an individual in Castle Rock, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 14, 2009 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a powered parachute, one Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated September 1, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2520Z. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2000-03-18 Accident · Erwinna, PA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · IAD00LA027A

Reported aircraft: Bellanca 8KCAB — a different aircraft that carried the N2520Z registration before this airframe.

Probable cause: the improper entry into the traffic pattern by the pilot of the Piper airplane and the inadequate lookout by the pilots in both airplanes. A factor in the accident was that radio communication was not possible because the Piper was not so equipped, and the Bellanca's radios were turned off.

1989-04-03 Accident · Manchester, NH Damage: Substantial NTSB · NYC89LA112

Reported aircraft: Champion 8KCAB — a different aircraft that carried the N2520Z registration before this airframe.

Probable cause: THE LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH A PARKED AIRCRAFT DUE TO THE INADVERTENT APPLICATION OF THE THROTTLE THAT TOOK PLACE AS THE PILOT WAS FASTENING THE OVER THE SHOULDER SAFETY HARNESS WHILE WARMING THE ENGINE IN PREPARATION FOR DEPARTURE.

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.