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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Buckeye 582 DREAM MACHINE · North Huntingdo, PA · September 29, 2012

Date: September 29, 2012 · 16:30 local
Place: North Huntingdo, PA
Airport: North Huntingdon
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7508D
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA12CA587
Reported as: Buckeye 582 Dream Machine
Reported engine: ROTAX 582
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 20 in this make and model

N7508DRegistration cancelled Nov 4, 2013 · Buckeye 582 DREAM MACHINES/N 4680 Airframe modelBuckeye 582 DREAM MACHINE Engine modelRotax 582SER2 cycle

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What happened

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

Powered parachute contacted the trees with the canopy. The aircraft then contacted the tree prior to falling approximately 50' to 60'. The aircraft came to a rest at the bottom of the tree. Two occupants on board were injured and taken to local hospitals.

As the FAA filed it

POWERED PARACHUTE CONTACTED THE TREES WITH THE CANOPY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CONTACTED THE TREE PRIOR TO FALLING APPROXIMATELY 50' TO 60'. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TREE. TWO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD WERE INJURED AND TAKEN TO LOCAL HOSPITALS.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ERA12CA587Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportNorth Huntingdon, PAThe operation of a powered parachute by a noncertificated pilot. Contributing to the accident was the noncertificated pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the climb following an aborted landing.Sep 29, 2012 · Substantial damage