Buckeye DREAM MACHINE N75331
5 October 2008 · Lexington, Kentucky, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 October 2008 at about 21:30 local time, a Buckeye DREAM MACHINE registered N75331 was involved in an accident near Lexington, Kentucky, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lexington, Kentucky, United States
- Coordinates
- 37.9817, -84.4128
- Aircraft
- Buckeye DREAM MACHINE
- Registration
- N75331
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lexington → Lexington
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA09CA003
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's improper decision to continue the takeoff.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During takeoff from an unimproved grass field, the student pilot of the experimental light sport aircraft powered parachute noticed the right end of the parachute was not fully inflated. He checked the left side of the parachute and it appeared to be fully inflated. When he looked back at the right side a second time, the parachute appeared to be "opened and centered." As he continued his takeoff roll, the student pilot realized he was approaching a shallow ditch and attempted to lift-off. The powered parachute then became airborne. The right main landing gear tire contacted the top of a power line. The power line broke and the aircraft was thrown forward. The buggy, housing the student pilot, oscillated under the parachute as it approached a second set of power lines. The powered-parachute contacted the second set of power lines and the buggy impacted trees approximately 10 feet above the ground, substantially damaging the buggy support bars, the frame, and the suspension lines to the parachute. The student pilot further stated that the powered parachute had no deficiencies during the takeoff and that, "I made a bad decision on the takeoff."
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Buckeye DREAM accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Dec 2008 | Buckeye DREAM MACHINE | Grant, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 2009 | Buckeye DREAM MACH | Marian, Indiana, United States | Johnson Dale F | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 2010 | Buckeye DREAM MACHINE | Seymour, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 2006 | Buckeye DREAM MACHINE | Monticello, Kentucky, United States | Doyle Casada | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Jun 2011 | Buckeye DREAM MACHINE | Russellville, Tennessee, United States | Cattrell Jefferson Bushfield | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Mar 2013 | Buckeye DREAM MACHINE | Tracy, California, United States | John Hollis | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2008 | Cessna 182L | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 2008 | Beechcraft 36 | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Jun 2008 | Yates LANCAIR IV-P | Springfield, Kentucky, United States | Dan C Hutson II | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Aug 2008 | Cessna 182A | Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States | Skydive Kentucky, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 2008 | Osborne CHALLENGER II | Fairdealing, Kentucky, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Dec 2008 | Johnson Barron T LANCAIR 360 | Owensboro, Kentucky, United States | Charles M. Sublett | No injuries | - |