# N52631: 2006 Powrachute PEGASUS

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Powrachute PEGASUS](https://openairdocs.org/model/powrachute-pegasus) (registry code 059024S, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 582SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (registry code 55556)
- Serial number: A181PEG
- Year built: 2006
- Type: Powered parachute
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, powered parachute
- Airworthiness date: May 24, 2017
- Certificate issued: September 16, 2014
- Expires: September 30, 2027
- Mode S code: A6A213
- Registered owner: [Gifford Edward C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GIFFORD%20EDWARD%20C)
- Location: [Manhattan, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Manhattan)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1393° N, 96.5290° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66502, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=52631
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52631

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 (Powrachute PEGASUS)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 582SER)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 CEN24LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA031), Oct 21, 2023: Powrachute Pegasus (N52631), Manhattan, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper modification of the engine cooling system that resulted in an engine overheat and total loss of power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to continue the…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20231021017189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231021017189A), Oct 21, 2023: Powrachute PEGASUS (N52631), Manhatttan, KS, Destroyed. Light sport powered parachute departed bean field east of Manhattan, KS for a personal flight with a passenger over tuttle creek lake. During flight, the…

## 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 N52631

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N52631 before.

- [Cancelled 1974-05-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52631-1974-05-15): Cessna 182P, S/N 18262728. Exported to France. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), Zaventem
- [Cancelled 1970-06-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52631-1970-06-27): Boeing C-97-G, S/N 52-2631. Owner: [Joint Church Aid USA Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOINT%20CHURCH%20AID%20USA%20INC), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)
- [Cancelled 1956-03-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52631-1956-03-22): Consolidated Vultee BT-13A, S/N 6416. Owner: [A S Robinson And D Page](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/A%20S%20ROBINSON%20AND%20D%20PAGE), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

## Related

- Other Powrachute PEGASUS aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/powrachute-pegasus/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 582SER engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser.md

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