# N56980: 2002 Buckeye HORNET

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Buckeye HORNET](https://openairdocs.org/model/buckeye-hornet) (registry code 05904EB, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 582DCDI](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (registry code 55562)
- Serial number: 6086
- Year built: 2002
- Type: Powered parachute
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: December 28, 2007
- Certificate issued: August 20, 2020
- Expires: August 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A74BE2
- Registered owner: [Defebaugh Tim S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEFEBAUGH%20TIM%20S)
- Location: [Mackinaw, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Mackinaw)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.5261° N, 89.3418° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 61755, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56980
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56980

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 HORNET)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 582DCDI)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N56980.

## NTSB investigations on N56980 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 OAK76FVG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVG23), Sep 23, 1975: Piper PA-28R (N56980), Chico, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N56980.

## Reports on N56980 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N56980, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19750923032279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750923032279A), Sep 23, 1975: Piper PA28R200 (N56980), Chico, CA, Substantial damage. Plt lnd fast,acft wheelbarrowed. Nose gr hit rock.

## 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 Buckeye HORNET aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/buckeye-hornet/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 582DCDI engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi.md

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