Buckeye DREAM UNREG

Summary

On 8 September 2014 at about 00:09 local time, a Buckeye DREAM registered UNREG was involved in an accident near Monee, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 September 2014 at 00:09

Classification

Accident

Location

Monee, Illinois, United States

Coordinates

41.4203, -87.7583

Aircraft

Buckeye DREAM

Registration

UNREG

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Monee

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN14CA490

2 people were seriously injured.

The pilot's failure to see and avoid power lines while maneuvering low to the ground, which resulted in a collision and loss of control.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The sport pilot was maneuvering at a low altitude over a field in his unregistered powered parachute when he struck a set of 30-foot-tall power lines. The aircraft descended nose down into the ground resulting in substantial damage to the airframe. The pilot reported there were no mechanical deficiencies that contributed to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.