# N61638: 1997 Buckeye Industries DREAM MACHINE

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Buckeye Industries DREAM MACHINE](https://openairdocs.org/model/buckeye-industries-dream-machine) (registry code 059001Z, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 582SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (registry code 55556)
- Serial number: E049JS
- Year built: 1997
- Type: Powered parachute
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: October 12, 2007
- Certificate issued: December 21, 2010
- Expires: December 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A807EA
- Registered owner: [Walbert Allin J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WALBERT%20ALLIN%20J)
- Location: [Walkerton, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Walkerton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.4819° N, 86.4866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46574, 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=61638
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61638

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 Industries DREAM MACHINE)

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 CEN10CA480](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA480), Aug 14, 2010: Buckeye Industries Dream Machine (N61638), Seymour, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inadvertent encounter with turbulence which exceeded the performance capability of the powered parachute.

## 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 20100814044829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100814044829A), Aug 14, 2010: Buckeye Ind DREAM MACHI (N61638), Seymour, IN, Destroyed. The powered parachute was being operated in the area of storm activity. The pilot reported there was a little squall in the area with no rain. The powered…

## 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 N61638

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N61638 before.

- [Cancelled 1979-09-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61638-1979-09-07): Cessna 172M, S/N 172 64692. Exported to Iceland. Owner: [Nickell William O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NICKELL%20WILLIAM%20O), [Elkhart, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Elkhart)

## Related

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

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