# N4278C: 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: 4595
- Year built: 1999
- Type: Powered parachute
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: January 31, 2001
- Certificate issued: October 1, 2018
- Expires: October 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A51913
- Registered owner: [Van Ausdoll Timothy A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAN%20AUSDOLL%20TIMOTHY%20A)
- Location: [Vienna, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Vienna)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.4193° N, 88.8799° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 62995, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4278C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4278C

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 N4278C.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N4278C.

## Reports on N4278C not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N4278C, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19930513018349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930513018349I), May 13, 1993: Cessna 172RG (N4278C), Big Bear, CA, Minor damage. Witness stated pilot made a hard landing. Nose gear collapsed on rollout.

## 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 N4278C

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N4278C before.

- [Cancelled 1954-09-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4278C-1954-09-28): Dehavilland DH104 DOVE 2A, S/N 04366. Owner: [Gordon Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GORDON%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC), [Pontiac, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Pontiac)

## 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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