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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Buckeye BREEZE · Leechburg, PA · June 10, 2012

Date
June 10, 2012 · 09:40 local
Place
Leechburg, PA
Airport
N/A
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N786DS
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA12CA389
Reported as
Buckeye Breeze
Reported engine
ROTAX 582
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

privacy data omitted Was attempting to land in a field adjacent to his home when the aircraft struck a tree approximately 25' high.privacy data omitted Does not hold any pilot certificate

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN A FIELD ADJACENT TO HIS HOME WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE APPROXIMATELY 25' HIGH.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DOES NOT HOLD ANY PILOT CERTIFICATE

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.