Buckeye DREAM MACHINE N2564A
23 April 2016 · Culver, Indiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 23 April 2016 at about 22:30 local time, a Buckeye DREAM MACHINE registered N2564A, operated by Michael D. Wood, was involved in an accident near Culver, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously 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 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Culver, Indiana, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.2103, -86.3714
- Aircraft
- Buckeye DREAM MACHINE
- Registration
- N2564A
- Category
- Ultralight
- Year built
- 2001
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Michael D. Wood
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Culver → Culver
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA16LA199
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The noncertificated pilot’s failure to attain a climb in the powered-parachute and its subsequent impact with a tree.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The noncertificated pilot was conducting a local personal flight in the powered-parachute, which he had purchased about 3 days before the accident flight. The pilot reported that, during his second attempt to take off from a grass field, he tried to avoid a tree by using the right rudder pedal, but the powered-parachute drifted left and impacted the tree, which resulted in substantial damage to the envelope. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. He further reported that he did not hold any flight certificates and had not received any flight instruction in the powered-parachute before the accident flight nor that he aware that he was required to do so. It is likely that the noncertificated pilot did not fully understand how to operate the powered-parachute, which led to his failure attain a climb and the subsequent impact with a tree.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Buckeye DREAM accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 2016 | Buckeye DREAM MACHINE | Hartford, Kentucky, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 2016 | Buckeye DREAM MACHINE 582 | Fortville, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 2017 | Buckeye DREAM MACHINE | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Aug 2015 | Buckeye DREAM MACINE | Zeeland, Michigan, United States | Scott P. Headley | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 2018 | Buckeye DREAM MACHINE 582 | Chester, Montana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 2014 | Buckeye DREAM | Monee, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 2016 | Cessna 172N | Terre Haute, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Oct 2016 | Luscombe 8 | Huntingburg, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2016 | Cessna 150F | Rockville, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Apr 2016 | Cessna 162 | Zionsville, Indiana, United States | Montgomery Aviaiton | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2016 | Luscombe 8 | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 2016 | Cessna 140 | Lebanon, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |