Powered parachute

N8578K

2000 Homebuilt Dream Machine

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2000
Serial
4883
Class
Powered parachute
Engines
Rotax 582SER
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Corydon, IN
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Registration record

N8578K on the FAA register

Type
2000 Homebuilt Dream Machine
Serial
4883
Engines
Rotax 582SER
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Corydon, IN
Certificate issued
2007-10-29
Airworthiness date
2007-11-16
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
ABC4D3
Mode S (octal)
52742323
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-11-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2007-10-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N8578K to the current registrant.
  • 2000
    Manufactured (2000).
  • 1982-02-12
    N8578K previously assigned to a Stinson 108-1 (s/n 108-1578); cancelled.
Overview

About N8578K

N8578K is a 2000 Homebuilt Dream Machine, serial number 4883. It is registered to an individual in Corydon, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 29, 2007 and expires on August 31, 2028.

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 November 16, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8578K. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1977-03-18 Accident · Twin Lakes,Ak, 02 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0502
Reported aircraft: Stinson 108-1 — a different aircraft that carried the N8578K registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: OSS OF FUEL IN R TANK WENT UNNOTICED.
1975-02-09 Accident · Talkeetna,Ak, 02 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0613
Reported aircraft: Stinson 108-1 — a different aircraft that carried the N8578K registration before this airframe.

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.