Powered parachute

N4278C

1999 Homebuilt Dream Machine

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1999
Serial
4595
Class
Powered parachute
Engines
Rotax 582SER
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Vienna, IL
Registration record

N4278C on the FAA register

Type
1999 Homebuilt Dream Machine
Serial
4595
Engines
Rotax 582SER
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Vienna, IL
Certificate issued
2018-10-01
Airworthiness date
2001-01-31
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A51913
Mode S (octal)
51214423
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-10-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N4278C to the current registrant.
  • 2001-01-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 1999
    Manufactured (1999).
  • 1954-09-28
    N4278C previously assigned to a Dehavilland DH104 Dove 2A (s/n 04366); cancelled.
Overview

About N4278C

N4278C is a 1999 Homebuilt Dream Machine, serial number 4595. It is registered to an individual in Vienna, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 1, 2018 and expires on October 31, 2028.

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 January 31, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N4278C.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N4278C.

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.