Powered parachute

N56980

2002 Buckeye Aviation Hornet

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2002
Serial
6086
Class
Powered parachute
Engines
Rotax 582DCDI
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Mackinaw, IL
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Registration record

N56980 on the FAA register

Type
2002 Buckeye Aviation Hornet
Serial
6086
Engines
Rotax 582DCDI
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Mackinaw, IL
Certificate issued
2020-08-20
Airworthiness date
2007-12-28
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A74BE2
Mode S (octal)
51645742
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-08-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N56980.
  • 2007-12-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2002
    Manufactured (2002).
Overview

About N56980

N56980 is a 2002 Buckeye Aviation Hornet, serial number 6086. It is registered to an individual in Mackinaw, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 20, 2020 and expires on August 31, 2027.

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 28, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N56980. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1975-09-23 Accident · Chico,Ca, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2984
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28R — a different aircraft that carried the N56980 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: K.

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.