# N65481: 2002 Alliant DESTINY 2000, registration cancelled 2020-10-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 3, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Alliant DESTINY 2000](https://openairdocs.org/model/alliant-destiny-2000) (registry code 0590103)
- Engine: [Rotax 582SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (registry code 55556)
- Serial number: 3C0533
- Year built: 2002
- Type of aircraft: Powered parachute
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: January 28, 2010
- Certificate issued: April 25, 2007
- Last registry action: March 19, 2017
- Mode S code: A89F20
- Owner when cancelled: [Dykstra Terry L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DYKSTRA%20TERRY%20L)
- Location: [Rothbury, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Rothbury)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.5146° N, 86.2548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49452, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65481
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65481
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65481-2020-10-03

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Alliant DESTINY 2000: https://openairdocs.org/model/alliant-destiny-2000.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 CEN19FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA134), May 4, 2019: Alliant Destiny 2000 (N65481), New Era, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering that resulted in collapse of the canopy and an uncontrolled descent into terrain.

## 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 20190504016439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190504016439A), May 4, 2019: Alliant Aviation DESTINY 2000 (N65481), New Era, MI, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. The aircraft, a powered parachute, stalled in flight. As a result of the aerodynamic stall, the aircraft impacted open field terrain in benona township,…

## Other aircraft with N65481

- [Cancelled 2004-08-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65481-2004-08-05): Cessna 152, S/N 15285288, built 1981. Exported to Poland. Owner: [Kenneth Forester Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KENNETH%20FORESTER%20INC%20DBA), [Teterboro, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Teterboro)

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