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N56980

Buckeye Aviation HORNET

Valid Illinois

N56980 is a Buckeye Aviation HORNET, a powered parachute with a two-stroke engine, built in 2002. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Mackinaw, Illinois. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 20, 2020 and expires on August 31, 2027. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for registered before jan 31, 2008, dated December 28, 2007.

Aircraft

Maker
Buckeye Aviation
Model
HORNET
Serial number
6086
Type
Powered parachute
Power
Two-cycle piston, 1 motor · Rotax 582DCDI · 65 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2002
Transponder code
A74BE2 (octal 51645742)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 20, 2020
Expires
August 31, 2027
Last FAA action
March 10, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Registered before Jan 31, 2008 · December 28, 2007
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00431069

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Defebaugh Tim S
Type
Individual
Address
7 Stratford St
Mackinaw, IL 61755-9084

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data