Accident · 2024-12-21

NTSB case ERA25LA089 · BUCKEYE DREAM MACHINE · Part 91

What the record says

Event date
2024-12-21
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Serious injury
Aircraft
BUCKEYE DREAM MACHINE (NUNREG)
Operating rule
Part 91
Operator
operator not named in the NTSB record

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.

Source: NTSB case ERA25LA089

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.

RoleCertificateInstrument ratingAgeMedicalFlight hours
Pilot pilot flyingNone recordedNone26None0 total · 0 in this make/model

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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