Buckeye DREAM MACHINE UNREG
21 December 2024 · Myakka City, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 21 December 2024 at about 23:00 local time, a Buckeye DREAM MACHINE registered UNREG was involved in an accident near Myakka City, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Myakka City, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 27.3403, -82.1374
- Aircraft
- Buckeye DREAM MACHINE
- Registration
- UNREG
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA25LA089
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The non-certificated pilot’s improper decision to operate the powered parachute in close proximity to a fence, which resulted in a collision with the fence during takeoff. Also causal was the pilot’s decision to operate the powered parachute without having received any formal training.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The non-certificated pilot of the unregistered powered parachute had no formal flight training, but had watched internet videos showing how it was operated. On the day of the accident, he departed from a baseball field and completed an uneventful first solo flight. His second flight was the accident flight. The pilot stated that as he started the takeoff roll for the flight, he realized that he was too close to a fence that surrounded the baseball field but decided to continue the takeoff anyway. As the takeoff continued, the pilot described that there was a gust of wind, and the powered parachute subsequently contacted the fence, seriously injuring the pilot. The powered parachute was not damaged. The pilot did not report that there were any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the powered parachute that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Buckeye DREAM accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2024 | Buckeye DREAM MACHINE | Nicholasville, Kentucky, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Jul 2024 | Buckeye DREAM MACHINE | Bainbridge, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Sep 2023 | Buckeye DREAM MACHINE | Fortuna, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 2018 | Buckeye DREAM MACHINE 582 | Chester, Montana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 2017 | Buckeye DREAM MACHINE | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Jul 2016 | Buckeye DREAM MACHINE | Hartford, Kentucky, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Feb 2024 | Bombardier CL-600-2B16 | Naples, Florida, United States | Ace Aviation Services | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Aug 2024 | Aeronca 65-TAC | Clearwater, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 2024 | Cessna 140 | Holt, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 2024 | Piper PA28R | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 2024 | Trozzi Thomas SEAREY | Eustis, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 2024 | Piper PA-32-301T | Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |