Public Record · As of May 5, 2026
N1659S
Hughes Aero PREDATOR · 2006 View Type →
Status
Registration Valid
Type
Powered Parachute
Engine
ROTAX 582SER
Last Cert Issue
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Aircraft Resources
01 / Registration
Filed with the Federal Aviation Administration
Every cell below is a literal field from the FAA Aircraft Registry. Click any value to open the FAA registry record for N1659S.
Tail Number
N1659S
Serial Number
PC 120553W302
Make
HUGHES AERO CORP
Model
PREDATOR
Year of Manufacture
2006
Mfr / Model Code
05902KX
Type Aircraft
Powered Parachute
Type Engine
2-Cycle
Engines
1
Seats
2
Engine Manufacturer
ROTAX
Engine Model
582SER
Horsepower
65 hp
Weight Class
CLASS 1
Certification
Experimental (+2 flags) · code 48A
Registrant
WEESNER DAVID F · Individual
Address
2885 N HOLMES RD · APACHE JUNCTION, AZ 85119-8664
FAA Region
4 · County 021
Status
Registration Valid
Airworthiness Date
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Cert Issue Date
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Expiration Date
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Last FAA Action
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Mode S Hex (ICAO24)
A107E5
Mode S (Octal)
50203745
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02 / NTSB Records
Events on file with the National Transportation Safety Board
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May 25, 1994
BANCROFT, Wisconsin
Airport · 4W11 BANCROFT EAST AIRPORT
03 / Airworthiness Directives
Applicable to HUGHES AERO CORP PREDATOR
Federal Aviation Administration airworthiness directives matched to make and model. Each entry links to the Federal Register publication.
No matching airworthiness directives are on file for this make and model in the Federal Register.
04 / Service Difficulty Reports
FAA SDR filings
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05 / Related
More on Hughes Aero PREDATOR in the Atlas
Hughes Aero PREDATOR type page → — 14 registered · 9 NTSB records
Recent NTSB events · this type
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Oct 16, 2014
Branson, Missouri Serious
Atlas event → -
Jun 17, 2008
Wharton, Texas Serious
Atlas event → -
Sep 12, 2004
Brooks, Oregon None
Atlas event → -
Oct 21, 1975
FAIR HAVEN, New York Fatal
Atlas event → -
Apr 27, 1972
COUNCIL GRVE, Kansas Fatal
Atlas event →
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06 / Sources & Methodology
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