Powered parachute

N56971

2002 Powrachute PC 2000

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2002
Serial
A-286POW
Class
Powered parachute
Engines
Rotax 582SER
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Mcpherson, KS
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Registration record

N56971 on the FAA register

Type
2002 Powrachute PC 2000
Serial
A-286POW
Engines
Rotax 582SER
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Mcpherson, KS
Certificate issued
2013-02-20
Airworthiness date
2007-12-04
Registration expires
2029-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A74BC0
Mode S (octal)
51645700
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-02-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N56971 to the current registrant.
  • 2007-12-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2002
    Manufactured (2002).
  • 1995-08-02
    N56971 previously assigned to a Piper Arrow II (s/n 28R7435066); cancelled.
Overview

About N56971

N56971 is a 2002 Powrachute PC 2000, serial number A-286POW. It is registered to an individual in Mcpherson, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 20, 2013 and expires on February 28, 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 N56971. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1994-05-15 Accident · San Antonio, TX Damage: Destroyed Serious injury NTSB · FTW94LA157
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28R-200 — a different aircraft that carried the N56971 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER. THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WAS A FACTOR.

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.