Powered parachute

N2572F

2007 Hughes Aero Predator

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2007
Serial
PC010753W4CR
Class
Powered parachute
Engines
Rotax 582DCDI
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Giddings, TX
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Registration record

N2572F on the FAA register

Type
2007 Hughes Aero Predator
Serial
PC010753W4CR
Engines
Rotax 582DCDI
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Giddings, TX
Certificate issued
2023-05-03
Airworthiness date
2007-09-23
Registration expires
2030-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A27423
Mode S (octal)
50472043
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-05-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N2572F to the current registrant.
  • 2008-06-17
    Accident at Wharton, TX; damage: minor.
  • 2007-09-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 1975-12-23
    N2572F previously assigned to a American Champion 7-ECA Citabria / 7ECA / Citabria 7-ECA (s/n 203); cancelled.
Overview

About N2572F

N2572F is a 2007 Hughes Aero Predator, serial number PC010753W4CR. It is registered to an individual in Giddings, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 3, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a powered parachute, one Rotax 582DCDI engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated September 23, 2007.

N2572F has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: minor); details are below. 4 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2008-06-17 Accident · Wharton, TX Damage: Minor Serious injury NTSB · DFW08CA179
Reported aircraft: Hughes Aero Predator
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control.
1975-10-21 Accident · Fair Haven,Ny, 32 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3611
Reported aircraft: Champion 7ECA — a different aircraft that carried the N2572F registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: KE PORT OF CYL.ALL PLUGS FOULED.CRASHED OFFSHORE.
1971-08-12 Accident · West Tisbury,Mass, 21 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2788
Reported aircraft: Champion 7ECA — a different aircraft that carried the N2572F registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: R GR-GR COLLAPSED.
1968-01-13 Accident · Norfolk,Mass, 21 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0036
Reported aircraft: Champion 7ECA — a different aircraft that carried the N2572F registration before this airframe.
1965-08-01 Accident · Norfolk Mass, 21 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1884
Reported aircraft: Champion 7ECA — a different aircraft that carried the N2572F registration before this airframe.

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.