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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Buckeye DREAM MACHINE · Tracy, CA · March 2, 2013

Date: March 2, 2013 · 09:00 local
Place: Tracy, CA
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7193K
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR13CA136
Reported as: Buckeye Dream Machine
Reported engine: ROTAX 582UL
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 225 total40 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N7193KRegistered now · Buckeye DREAM MACHINES/N 4904 · Built 2000 Airframe modelBuckeye DREAM MACHINE Engine modelRotax 582UL2 cycle

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What happened

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

Pilot took off from rwy. 26 (tcy) heading towards diablo mountain range with eventual intention of heading to byron area. While climbing to stay above the terrain pilot observed the local utility power station to the north and decided to head west to avoid power station. As pilot began to climb to a safer altitude the parachute contacted high voltage transmission lines resulting in aircraft falling and impacting terrain.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM RWY. 26 (TCY) HEADING TOWARDS DIABLO MOUNTAIN RANGE WITH EVENTUAL INTENTION OF HEADING TO BYRON AREA. WHILE CLIMBING TO STAY ABOVE THE TERRAIN PILOT OBSERVED THE LOCAL UTILITY POWER STATION TO THE NORTH AND DECIDED TO HEAD WEST TO AVOID POWER STATION. AS PILOT BEGAN TO CLIMB TO A SAFER ALTITUDE THE PARACHUTE CONTACTED HIGH VOLTAGE TRANSMISSION LINES RESULTING IN AIRCRAFT FALLING AND IMPACTING TERRAIN.

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 WPR13CA136Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportTracy, CAThe pilot’s failure to see and avoid power lines during a climb.Mar 2, 2013 · Substantial damage