Powered parachute

N5509K

2001 Buckeye Industries Skyhawk

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2001
Serial
6145
Class
Powered parachute
Engines
Rotax 582SER
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Lansing, IL
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Registration record

N5509K on the FAA register

Type
2001 Buckeye Industries Skyhawk
Serial
6145
Engines
Rotax 582SER
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Lansing, IL
Certificate issued
2009-10-05
Airworthiness date
2007-11-06
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A70308
Mode S (octal)
51601410
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-10-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N5509K to the current registrant.
  • 2007-11-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2002-03-27
    N5509K previously assigned to a Homebuilt 640-340D (s/n 66); cancelled.
  • 2001
    Manufactured (2001).
Overview

About N5509K

N5509K is a 2001 Buckeye Industries Skyhawk, serial number 6145. It is registered to an individual in Lansing, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 5, 2009 and expires on January 31, 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 November 6, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5509K. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-08-03 Accident · Atlanta, GA Damage: Substantial NTSB · ATL89FA189
Reported aircraft: Convair 640 (340D) — a different aircraft that carried the N5509K registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO PLACE THE AIRPLANE AT A POSITION FROM WHICH A STABILIZED APPROACH TO LANDING COULD BE MADE. HIS PROCEDURE FOR THE RECOVERY FROM THE BOUNCED LANDING WAS INADEQUATE AND THE NOSE GEAR STRUCTURAL STRENGTH WAS EXCEEDED DURING FOLLOWING TOUCHDOWNS.

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.