Powered parachute

N3283S

2001 Buckeye Powered Parachutes Dream Machine

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2001
Serial
6141
Class
Powered parachute
Engines
Rotax 582SER
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Norfolk, VA
Registration record

N3283S on the FAA register

Type
2001 Buckeye Powered Parachutes Dream Machine
Serial
6141
Engines
Rotax 582SER
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Norfolk, VA
Certificate issued
2019-02-06
Airworthiness date
2007-02-24
Registration expires
2029-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A38EDA
Mode S (octal)
50707332
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-02-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N3283S to the current registrant.
  • 2007-02-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2001
    Manufactured (2001).
  • 1965-02-08
    N3283S previously assigned to a Cessna 182 Skylane / 182G (s/n 18255783); cancelled.
Overview

About N3283S

N3283S is a 2001 Buckeye Powered Parachutes Dream Machine, serial number 6141. It is registered to an individual in Norfolk, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 6, 2019 and expires on February 28, 2029.

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 February 24, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3283S. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1964-12-17 Accident · Kasson W Va, 48 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0996
Reported aircraft: Cessna 182G — a different aircraft that carried the N3283S registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: REPORT BY PHONE FROM AIPORT OFFICE OF AIRLINE.

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.