# Accident 20130302003519A: Buckeye Aviation DREAM MACHINE, Tracy, CA, March 2, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2013, 09:00 local time
- Place: Tracy, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6994° N, 121.5400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6994&lon=-121.5400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7193K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7193K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Buckeye DREAM MACHINE (registry code 059010A, https://openairdocs.org/model/buckeye-dream-machine) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582UL (registry code 55558, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ul) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BUCKEYE AVIATION DREAM MACHINE
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582UL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 40 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130302003519A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR13CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA136), Mar 2, 2013: Buckeye Dream Machine (N7193K), Tracy, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to see and avoid power lines during a 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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