# Accident 20120929026629A: Buckeye 582 DREAM MACHINE, North Huntingdo, PA, September 29, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2012, 16:30 local time
- Place: North Huntingdo, PA
- Airport: North Huntingdon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3631° N, 79.7314° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3631&lon=-79.7314&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7508D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7508D-2013-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Buckeye 582 DREAM MACHINE (registry code 05904HF, https://openairdocs.org/model/buckeye-582-dream-machine) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BUCKEYE 582 DREAM MACHINE
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 20 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA587](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA587) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120929026629A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA12CA587](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA587), Sep 29, 2012: Buckeye 582 Dream Machine (N7508D), North Huntingdon, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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