Buckeye DREAM MACHINE N6068E
28 December 2008 · Grant, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 December 2008 at about 13:50 local time, a Buckeye DREAM MACHINE registered N6068E was involved in an accident near Grant, Florida, 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 13:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grant, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Valkaria Airport (X59)
- Coordinates
- 27.9056, -80.5178
- Aircraft
- Buckeye DREAM MACHINE
- Registration
- N6068E
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Valkaria → Sebastian
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA09CA129
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the wire.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the powered parachute was flying at an altitude of 500 feet above ground level when he elected to descend to identify an object he observed on a road. After descending over the roadway and identifying the object as "black cloth of some sort," the pilot noticed an overhead cable that appeared to be "fast approaching." The pilot maintained a low altitude; however, the top of the canopy collided with the unmarked wire. The aircraft swung upward, descended, and impacted the ground. The left main landing gear collapsed and several airframe braces were substantially damaged.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2008 | Buckeye DREAM MACHINE | Lexington, Kentucky, 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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