# Accident 20120610018649A: Buckeye Aviation BREEZE, Leechburg, PA, June 10, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2012, 09:40 local time
- Place: Leechburg, PA
- Airport: N/A
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6089° N, 79.6750° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6089&lon=-79.6750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N786DS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N786DS-2013-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Buckeye BREEZE (registry code 0590036, https://openairdocs.org/model/buckeye-breeze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BUCKEYE AVIATION BREEZE
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA389) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120610018649A

## Narrative

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

^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

## 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 ERA12CA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA389), Jun 10, 2012: Buckeye Breeze (N786DS), Lower Burrell, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the powered parachute, which resulted in a collision with trees during final approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of…

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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