Powered parachute

N5573J

2000 Homebuilt Dream Machine

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2000
Serial
4939
Class
Powered parachute
Engines
Rotax 582DCDI
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Grand Rapids, MI
Registration record

N5573J on the FAA register

Type
2000 Homebuilt Dream Machine
Serial
4939
Engines
Rotax 582DCDI
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Grand Rapids, MI
Certificate issued
2015-04-20
Airworthiness date
2007-09-28
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A71C36
Mode S (octal)
51616066
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-04-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N5573J to the current registrant.
  • 2007-09-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2003-10-30
    N5573J previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 6/260 / PA-32-260 / Cherokee Six 260 (s/n 32-1018); cancelled.
  • 2000
    Manufactured (2000).
Overview

About N5573J

N5573J is a 2000 Homebuilt Dream Machine, serial number 4939. It is registered to an individual in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 20, 2015 and expires on April 30, 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 September 28, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5573J. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2001-10-30 Accident · Port Heiden, AK Damage: Destroyed Serious injury NTSB · ANC02LA004
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-32-260 — a different aircraft that carried the N5573J registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's delay in aborting the landing. Factors in the accident were snow and ice on the runway surface, and the pilot's excessive taxi speed.

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.