# Accident 20120710014049A: Mchargue Leslie L BUCKEYE DREAM, Central City, NE, July 10, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2012, 20:25 local time
- Place: Central City, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1261° N, 97.9633° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1261&lon=-97.9633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2552G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2552G-2017-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mchargue Leslie L BUCKEYE DREAM (registry code 05902HS, https://openairdocs.org/model/mchargue-leslie-l-buckeye-dream) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 DCDI (registry code 55566, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCHARGUE LESLIE L BUCKEYE DREAM
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 462 total, 178 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA428) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120710014049A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TAKE OFF FROM A GRASS STRIP TO THE EAST AND FAILED TO GAIN ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO CLEAR POWER LINES. PILOT THROTTLED BACK TO DECREASE ALTITUDE CAUSING THE POWERED PARACHUTE VEHICLE TO MISS THE POWER LINES. THE PARACHUTE CABLES GOT TANGLED IN THE POWER LINES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO IMPACT THE GROUND. PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES.

## 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 CEN12LA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA428), Jul 11, 2012: Mchargue Buckeye Dream (N2552G), Central City, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance with the powerlines during the initial takeoff climb.

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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