Powered parachute

N3862V

2005 Buckeye Aviation Dream Machine

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
16466
Class
Powered parachute
Engines
Rotax 582DCDI
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Fishers, IN
Registration record

N3862V on the FAA register

Type
2005 Buckeye Aviation Dream Machine
Serial
16466
Engines
Rotax 582DCDI
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Fishers, IN
Certificate issued
2020-10-26
Airworthiness date
2008-04-26
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A47446
Mode S (octal)
51072106
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-10-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N3862V to the current registrant.
  • 2008-04-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2005
    Manufactured (2005).
  • 1996-10-10
    N3862V previously assigned to a Cessna 150M / 172S (s/n 15076639); cancelled.
Overview

About N3862V

N3862V is a 2005 Buckeye Aviation Dream Machine, serial number 16466. It is registered to an individual in Fishers, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 26, 2020 and expires on October 31, 2027.

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 April 26, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3862V. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1995-12-16 Accident · S Padre Island, TX Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · FTW96FA071
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150M — a different aircraft that carried the N3862V registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: VFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude (or clearance) above the surface of the water. Factors relating to the accident were: the adverse weather conditions (low ceiling and fog), and the pilot's lack of instrument experience.

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.