# Accident 20110610012959A: Buckeye BREEZE LX, Hornbrook, CA, June 10, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2011, 14:04 local time
- Place: Hornbrook, CA
- Airport: Montague-Yreka Rohrer Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9703° N, 122.2756° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9703&lon=-122.2756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N300DN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N300DN-2022-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Buckeye BREEZE LX (registry code 0590183, https://openairdocs.org/model/buckeye-breeze-lx) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912S series (registry code 55570, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912s-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BUCKEYE BREEZE LX
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA275) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110610012959A

## Narrative

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

WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS MANEUVERING TO TAKE-OFF AND CLIMB TO CRUISE THE AIRCRAFT TURNED ABRUPTLY AND PLUNGED INTO THE COPCO LAKE NEAR YREKA APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF THE MAJOR CITY (10 MILES EAST OF HORNBROOK).    PILOT WAS HOSPITALIZED, TWO PEOPLE ONBOARD.

## 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 WPR11LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA275), Jun 10, 2011: Buckeye Breeze LX (N300DN), Montague, CA, minor damage. Probable cause: The unintended capture of the parachute bridle on a portion of the airframe during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a misinflated or misaligned parachute and an in-flight loss of control.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.