# N7173Y: 2004 Buckeye DREAM MACHINE

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Buckeye DREAM MACHINE](https://openairdocs.org/model/buckeye-dream-machine) (registry code 059010A, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 582DCDI](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (registry code 55562)
- Serial number: 16443
- Year built: 2004
- Type: Powered parachute
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: January 16, 2008
- Certificate issued: June 29, 2007
- Expires: September 30, 2027
- Mode S code: A998E6
- Registered owner: [Lacost Michael W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LACOST%20MICHAEL%20W)
- Location: [Kankakee, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Kankakee)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.1094° N, 87.9028° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60901, 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=7173Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7173Y

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 582DCDI)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N7173Y.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N7173Y.

## 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 N7173Y

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N7173Y before.

- [Cancelled 1994-01-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7173Y-1994-01-26): Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B, S/N 319B. Exported to Kenya. Owner: [Cook Wilhelmina D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COOK%20WILHELMINA%20D), Nairobi

## Related

- Other Buckeye DREAM MACHINE aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/buckeye-dream-machine/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 582DCDI engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi.md

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