# Accident 20100117027132A: Buckeye Avi DM 582, Sublette, KS, January 17, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 2010, 17:30 local time
- Place: Sublette, KS
- Damage: No damage
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6931° N, 100.9389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6931&lon=-100.9389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N846DW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N846DW-2019-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Buckeye DM 582 (registry code 05901BI, https://openairdocs.org/model/buckeye-dm-582) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BUCKEYE AVI DM 582
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 100 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100117027132A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 17, 2010 AT 1730 TWO N REGISTERED POWERED PARACHUTE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED IN MID AIR 17 NM NORTHWEST OF SUBLETTE, KS.  THE TWO AIRCRAFT WERE FLOWN IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ONE ANOTHER WITH THE PILOT OF THE LEAD AIRCRAFT AHEAD AND ABOVE THE TRAILING AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT OF THE LEAD AIRCRAFT MADE A SHARP DESCENDING RIGHT TURN AND SNAGGED ITS PARACHUTE INTO THE TRAILING AIRCRAFT THUS RIPPING IT OPEN AND COMPRIMISING THE CHUTE'S INTEGRITY.  THE LEAD AIRCRAFT FELL UNCONTROLLED APPROXIMATELY 200-300 FEET FATALLY INJURING  THE PILOT AND SEVERLY INJURING THE PASSENGER.  ON JANUARY 24, 2010 THE PASSENGER DIED AS A RESULT OF INJURIES SUSTAINED IN THE ACCIDENT.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER OF THE TRAILING AIRCRAFT LANDED IN AN ADJACENT FIELD WITHOUT DAMAGE OR INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGER.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N582DW, Buckeye DM 582: [Accident 20100117026112A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100117026112A)

## 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 CEN10LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA099), Jan 17, 2010: Buckeye DM (N846DW), Sublette, KS, no damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of both pilots to see and avoid the other aircraft, which resulted in a midair collision while maneuvering at low altitude.

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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