# N538DR: 2003 Sixchuter SPIRIT XL

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sixchuter SPIRIT XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/sixchuter-spirit-xl) (registry code 05901QU, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 582SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (registry code 55556)
- Serial number: 2879
- Year built: 2003
- Type: Powered parachute
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: November 18, 2006
- Certificate issued: September 10, 2020
- Expires: September 30, 2027
- Mode S code: A6CE80
- Registered owner: [Pechacek Zdenek H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PECHACEK%20ZDENEK%20H)
- Location: [Hovland, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Hovland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.9598° N, 90.0164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55606, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=538DR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N538DR

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 (Sixchuter SPIRIT XL)

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 CEN23LA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA376), Aug 18, 2023: Sixchuter Spirit XL (N538DR), Hovland, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The collision with the lake by a noncertificated pilot for reasons that could not be determined.

## 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 20230818012939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230818012939A), Aug 18, 2023: Sixchuter SPIRIT XL (N538DR), Grand Marais, MN, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On August 18, 2023 at approximately 1830 local time the PIC, a non-rated pilot, took off from private Property with an expected return time to the same…

## 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.

## Related

- Other Sixchuter SPIRIT XL aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/sixchuter-spirit-xl/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 582SER engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser.md

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