# N3253P: 1999 Buckeye DREAM MACHINE

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Buckeye DREAM MACHINE](https://openairdocs.org/model/buckeye-dream-machine) (registry code 05901BU, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 582SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (registry code 55556)
- Serial number: 4655
- Year built: 1999
- Type: Powered parachute
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: December 12, 2007
- Certificate issued: August 21, 2007
- Expires: May 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A383B2
- Registered owner: [Bishop Steven R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BISHOP%20STEVEN%20R)
- Location: [Bountiful, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Bountiful)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.8732° N, 111.8351° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84010, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3253P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3253P

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Buckeye DREAM MACHINE)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 582SER)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N3253P.

## NTSB investigations on N3253P not matched to an aircraft (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN84LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA103), Feb 27, 1984: Piper PA-23-160 (N3253P), Deming, NM, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N3253P.

## Reports on N3253P not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N3253P, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19840227005439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840227005439A), Feb 27, 1984: Piper STCPA23 (N3253P), Deming, NM, Substantial damage. Ran left auxiliary tank dry, engine quit, could not restart. On approach to road ran right auxiliary dry,no restart

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N3253P

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N3253P before.

- [Cancelled 2005-06-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3253P-2005-06-03): Beech A36, S/N E-2973, built 1995. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Transport Management LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRANSPORT%20MANAGEMENT%20LLC), [Dover, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Dover)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3253P-undated): Piper PA-23-160, S/N 231198

## Related

- Other Buckeye DREAM MACHINE aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/buckeye-dream-machine/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 582SER engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser.md

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