Powered parachute

N3120D

1997 Homebuilt Buckeye Dream Machin

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
3662
Class
Powered parachute
Engines
Rotax 582DCDI
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Smithfield, VA
Registration record

N3120D on the FAA register

Type
1997 Homebuilt Buckeye Dream Machin
Serial
3662
Engines
Rotax 582DCDI
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Smithfield, VA
Certificate issued
2007-02-14
Airworthiness date
2007-05-11
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A3509B
Mode S (octal)
50650233
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-05-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2007-02-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N3120D to the current registrant.
  • 1997
    Manufactured (1997).
  • 1975-06-13
    N3120D previously assigned to a Cessna 180 (s/n 31918); cancelled.
Overview

About N3120D

N3120D is a 1997 Homebuilt Buckeye Dream Machin, serial number 3662. It is registered to an individual in Smithfield, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 14, 2007 and expires on September 30, 2029.

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 May 11, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3120D. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1975-04-13 Accident · Cordova,Ak, 02 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1103
Reported aircraft: Cessna 180 — a different aircraft that carried the N3120D registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: TEM. LDG ON BEACH,GR DUG INTO SAND.

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.