# N4017L: 2005 Buckeye DREAM MACHINE, registration cancelled 2018-08-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 16, 2018
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Buckeye DREAM MACHINE](https://openairdocs.org/model/buckeye-dream-machine) (registry code 059010A)
- Engine: [Rotax 582E](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582e) (registry code 55557)
- Serial number: 16469
- Year built: 2005
- Type of aircraft: Powered parachute
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: June 30, 2007
- Certificate issued: October 2, 2015
- Last registry action: October 2, 2015
- Mode S code: A4B3B0
- Owner when cancelled: [Decoursey Stanley L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DECOURSEY%20STANLEY%20L)
- Location: [Powell, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Powell)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0540° N, 84.0485° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37849, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4017L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4017L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4017L-2018-08-16

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Buckeye DREAM MACHINE: https://openairdocs.org/model/buckeye-dream-machine.md

## 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 ERA17FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA144), Apr 2, 2017: Buckeye Dream Machine (N4017L), Knoxville, TN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to maneuver the aircraft at low altitude, towards rising terrain, which resulted in an inflight collision with trees.

## 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 20170402008399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170402008399A), Apr 2, 2017: Buckeye Aviation DREAM MACHINE (N4017L), Knoxville, TN, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. The owner/pilot was conducting low level operations over different portions of the Knoxville Tennessee airspace. (Tys) the pilot conducted these flights alone…

## Other aircraft with N4017L

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4017L): Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, S/N 4964
- [Cancelled 1994-01-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4017L-1994-01-10): Raven S55A, S/N S55A823. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Freedom Flight Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREEDOM%20FLIGHT%20INC), [St Cloud, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/St%20Cloud)

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