# Accident 20120901019019A: Handy James L BUCKEYE DREAM MACH, Gap, PA, September 1, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2012, 17:10 local time
- Place: Gap, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
- Location: 40.0200° N, 75.9481° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0200&lon=-75.9481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4258M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4258M-2021-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Handy James L BUCKEYE DREAM MACH (registry code 05904SU, https://openairdocs.org/model/handy-james-l-buckeye-dream-mach) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HANDY JAMES L BUCKEYE DREAM MACH
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA548](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA548) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120901019019A

## Narrative

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

POWERED PARACHUTE WAS TAKING OFF FROM A FARM FIELD. WHEN REACHING AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 45 FEET. THERE WAS A CROSS WIND FROM THE RIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT AND STRUCK A TREE TO THE LEFT OF THE INTENDED FLIGHT PATH.

## 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 ERA12CA548](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA548), Sep 1, 2012: Handy James L Buckeye Dream Mach (N4258M), West Caln, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate compensation for the wind during the initial climb, which resulted in collision with a tree and terrain.

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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