Powered parachute

N3878V

Buckeye Industries Dream Machine

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
3830
Class
Powered parachute
Engines
Rotax 582SER
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Pickerington, OH
Registration record

N3878V on the FAA register

Type
Buckeye Industries Dream Machine
Serial
3830
Engines
Rotax 582SER
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Pickerington, OH
Certificate issued
2019-06-24
Airworthiness date
2007-12-04
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A478CF
Mode S (octal)
51074317
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-06-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N3878V to the current registrant.
  • 2007-12-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 1977-07-06
    N3878V previously assigned to a Cessna 195 (s/n 7346); cancelled.
Overview

About N3878V

N3878V is a Buckeye Industries Dream Machine, serial number 3830. It is registered to an individual in Pickerington, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 24, 2019 and expires on June 30, 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 December 4, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3878V. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1976-07-15 Accident · Lakewood,Nj, 30 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3185
Reported aircraft: Cessna 195 — a different aircraft that carried the N3878V registration before this airframe.
1970-11-08 Accident · Franklin,Wis, 49 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4504
Reported aircraft: Cessna 195 — a different aircraft that carried the N3878V registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: E 5000 FT MSL. LND IN SOFT GRND SHORT OF RWY.

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.