Powered parachute

N7173Y

2004 Buckeye Aviation Dream Machine

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2004
Serial
16443
Class
Powered parachute
Engines
Rotax 582DCDI
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Kankakee, IL
Registration record

N7173Y on the FAA register

Type
2004 Buckeye Aviation Dream Machine
Serial
16443
Engines
Rotax 582DCDI
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Kankakee, IL
Certificate issued
2007-06-29
Airworthiness date
2008-01-16
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A998E6
Mode S (octal)
52314346
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2008-01-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2007-06-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N7173Y to the current registrant.
  • 2004
    Manufactured (2004).
  • 1994-01-26
    N7173Y previously assigned to a Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B (s/n 319B); cancelled.
Overview

About N7173Y

N7173Y is a 2004 Buckeye Aviation Dream Machine, serial number 16443. It is registered to an individual in Kankakee, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 29, 2007 and expires on September 30, 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 January 16, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N7173Y.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N7173Y.

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.