# Accident 20081228857359A: Buckey DREAMMACHINE, December 28, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 2008, 10:00 local time
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9056° N, 80.5178° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9056&lon=-80.5178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6068E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6068E-2018-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Buckeye DREAM MACHINE (registry code 059010A, https://openairdocs.org/model/buckeye-dream-machine) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BUCKEY DREAMMACHINE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 452 total, 450 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081228857359A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) WHEN ENROUTE FRO VALKARIA TO SABASTION AT 500 FET THE PILOT DESCENDED DURING FLIGHT AND CONTACTED A SUPPORT CABLE, RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT TO AWING AND IMPACT THE GROUND.  THE ACCIDENT CAUSED NO DAMAGE TO ANY SURROUNDING PROPERTY.  THE AIRCRAFT UPON INSPECTION SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, THE LEFT GEAR SEVERED FROM THE AIRCRAFT FRAME AND SEVERAL AIRFRAME BRACES WERE EITHER BROKE OR BENT, PROPELLER DAMAGE ON TWO BLADES AND HIS CANOPY SHOWED SIGNIFICANT WEAR AND HOLES THROUGHOUT THE CHUTE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA09CA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA129), Dec 28, 2008: Buckeye Dream Machine (N6068E), Grant, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the wire.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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