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Buckeye Aviation DREAM MACHINE

48 on the U.S. register. Built from 1994 to 2007; half of them date from 2000 or earlier. Illinois has the most (9). 0% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.

Buckeye Aviation DREAM MACHINE: American powered parachute
Photo: Tysto, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · Buckeye Dream Machine on Wikipedia

About the DREAM MACHINE from the FAA's model table

Type
Powered parachute · Weight-shift and powered parachutes
Power
Two-cycle piston, 1 engine
Common engines
Rotax 582Dcdi (20), Rotax 582Ser (17), Rotax 582Ul (2)
Seats
2
Maker on the register
Buckeye Aviation
Registered
earliest certificate March 23, 2005; newest September 17, 2025

Where they are owner's state

Illinois9Pennsylvania6Indiana5Virginia4Florida3California3Tennessee2Nebraska2Kentucky2Georgia2Wisconsin1Utah1

Who owns them registrant type

Individual46 (96%)Co-owned2 (4%)

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
DREAM MACHINE481994 to 2007100.0%

When they were built by decade · 12 with no year on file

05101520161990202000

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

0123420112012201320142016201720182019202020212022202332025

Registration status

Valid48 (100%)

Airworthiness certificate class

Experimental43 (90%)None on file5 (10%)

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

No data

Accident history NTSB records · 1 cases since 1982, 1 fatal

2017-04-02ERA17FA144 · DREAM MACHINE N4017L · accident near Knoxville, TN · 1 killed

The 1 most recent of 1 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Rates per registered aircraft, phases of flight and causes are coming with the analytics stage. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Buckeye Aviation DREAM MACHINE aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

48 as of October 2, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Buckeye Aviation DREAM MACHINEs?

Illinois, with 9.

Who owns the Buckeye Aviation DREAM MACHINE?

0% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are never named on this site.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 48 DREAM MACHINE (all versions)

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N2486Z Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
Indiana
Experimental 2025-09-17 Valid
N3853V Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
Tennessee
Experimental 2025-09-17 Valid
N9299E Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
Kentucky
Experimental 2025-04-02 Valid
N124JA Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2023-12-21 Valid
N8019Q Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
Michigan
Experimental 2023-10-25 Valid
N120JA Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2023-10-12 Valid
N25670 Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
California
Experimental 2023-08-13 Valid
N75071 Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Co-owned owner
Pennsylvania
Experimental 2022-12-19 Valid
N909WX Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2022-11-02 Valid
N2541Y Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
Georgia
Experimental 2021-09-16 Valid
N5620Y Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
Indiana
Experimental 2021-07-27 Valid
N5112F Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
Arkansas
Experimental 2021-01-29 Valid
N3862V Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
Indiana
Experimental 2020-10-26 Valid
N1659L Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
Wisconsin
Experimental 2020-09-28 Valid
N7083J Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
Illinois
Experimental 2020-09-16 Valid
N2545N Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Experimental 2020-06-01 Valid
N9080G Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
Massachusetts
Experimental 2019-11-21 Valid
N383WB Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Experimental 2019-09-26 Valid
N505PS Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Experimental 2019-09-03 Valid
N960KE Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
Utah
Experimental 2019-07-26 Valid
N2496Q Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
Indiana
None on file 2018-05-18 Valid
N1225S Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Co-owned owner
Kentucky
None on file 2018-04-25 Valid
N8611N Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
Virginia
Experimental 2017-08-30 Valid
N3754S Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
Illinois
Experimental 2016-06-01 Valid
N582JH Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
Virginia
Experimental 2014-03-21 Valid
N6062U Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
Georgia
Experimental 2013-01-07 Valid
N468XG Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Experimental 2012-08-07 Valid
N3856V Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
Mississippi
Experimental 2012-07-03 Valid
N971DG Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
Virginia
Experimental 2012-05-16 Valid
N437PD Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
Pennsylvania
None on file 2011-03-21 Valid
N2520Z Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 2009-12-14 Valid
N75585 Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
Alabama
Experimental 2008-01-25 Valid
N5703C Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
Nebraska
Experimental 2007-10-30 Valid
N660RT Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
Illinois
Experimental 2007-09-21 Valid
N41061 Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
Illinois
Experimental 2007-08-23 Valid
N8049U Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
Indiana
Experimental 2007-07-27 Valid
N7173Y Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
Illinois
Experimental 2007-06-29 Valid
N7193K Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
California
Experimental 2007-06-27 Valid
N6574L Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
Illinois
None on file 2007-05-01 Valid
N279JM Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
New York
None on file 2007-04-20 Valid
N582EH Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
Virginia
Experimental 2007-04-12 Valid
N945AZ Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
Nebraska
Experimental 2007-02-07 Valid
N721KB Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
California
Experimental 2007-01-30 Valid
N94534 Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
Ohio
Experimental 2006-11-16 Valid
N94526 Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
Illinois
Experimental 2006-11-15 Valid
N4385J Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
Illinois
Experimental 2006-11-03 Valid
N99WX Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
Illinois
Experimental 2006-09-14 Valid
N44020 Buckeye Aviation
DREAM MACHINE
Individual owner
Tennessee
Experimental 2005-03-23 Valid