Powered parachute

N55448

2007 Heldeberg Designs Marathon 2 Place

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2007
Serial
HD07153M
Class
Powered parachute
Engines
Rotax 582DCDI
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Earleville, MD
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Registration record

N55448 on the FAA register

Type
2007 Heldeberg Designs Marathon 2 Place
Serial
HD07153M
Engines
Rotax 582DCDI
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Earleville, MD
Certificate issued
2007-11-07
Airworthiness date
2007-12-18
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A7114C
Mode S (octal)
51610514
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).
  • 2007-12-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2007-11-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N55448 to the current registrant.
  • 2005-07-19
    N55448 previously assigned to a Beechcraft A36 Bonanza (s/n E-2548); cancelled.
  • 1974-08-06
    N55448 previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 140 / PA-28 Cherokee / Cherokee 160 (s/n 287325404); cancelled.
  • 1955-12-01
    N55448 previously assigned to a Fairchild PT-26 (s/n T42-1735); cancelled.
Overview

About N55448

N55448 is a 2007 Heldeberg Designs Marathon 2 Place, serial number HD07153M. It is registered to an individual in Earleville, Maryland. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 7, 2007 and expires on October 31, 2028.

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 December 18, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N55448. 3 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2004-10-30 Accident · Downing, MO Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CHI05FA020
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft A36 — a different aircraft that carried the N55448 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot not maintaing airplane control during cruise flight. Factors present were night and thunderstorm conditions.
1985-04-21 Accident · Boron, CA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · LAX85LA212
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172P — a different aircraft that carried the N55448 registration before this airframe.
1974-04-20 Accident · Santa Cruz,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0735
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28 — a different aircraft that carried the N55448 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: S TO 15K.

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.