# N85959: 2003 Buckeye DREAM MACHINE

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Buckeye DREAM MACHINE](https://openairdocs.org/model/buckeye-dream-machine) (registry code 05901BU, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 582E](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582e) (registry code 55557)
- Serial number: 16333
- Year built: 2003
- Type: Powered parachute
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: August 1, 2007
- Certificate issued: August 16, 2010
- Expires: February 29, 2028
- Mode S code: ABCBF0
- Registered owner: [Humphreys Howard M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUMPHREYS%20HOWARD%20M)
- Location: [Wilsonville, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Wilsonville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.2567° N, 86.5103° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 35186, 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=85959
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85959

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 582E)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N85959.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N85959.

## Reports on N85959 not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N85959, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19901220061299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901220061299I), Dec 20, 1990: Cessna 337D (N85959), Tampa, FL, Minor damage. Pilot landed gear up. Did not check to see if gear was down.
- [Incident 19820204014909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820204014909I), Feb 4, 1982: Cessna 337B (N85959), Aurora, IL, Minor damage. On climb gear horn sounded. Both engines had quit. Folded nose gear. Landing in deep snow. Fuel tanks empty.

## 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 N85959

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N85959 before.

- [Cancelled 1949-03-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85959-1949-03-25): Aeronca 11AC, S/N 11AC-379, built 1946. Owner: [Anderson C A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ANDERSON%20C%20A), [Tuskegee, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Tuskegee)

## Related

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

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