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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Buckeye Dream Machine · Fruitland, WA · July 3, 2013

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Date: July 3, 2013 · 07:46 local
Place: Fruitland, WA
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: ONE
Reported as: Buckeye Dream Machine
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1 total1 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

privacy data omitted Acquired a Buckeye Dream Machine a powered parachute. This was his first attempt at flying the machine. He departed from a field near the columbia river campground. He was unfamiliar with the aircraft and collided with a parked recreational vehicle. The aircraft is a two seat machine that has 10 gallons of gas. The aircraft is required to have a registration number and a pilot certificate to operate the machine.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ACQUIRED A BUCKEYE DREAM MACHINE A POWERED PARACHUTE. THIS WAS HIS FIRST ATTEMPT AT FLYING THE MACHINE. HE DEPARTED FROM A FIELD NEAR THE COLUMBIA RIVER CAMPGROUND. HE WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE AIRCRAFT AND COLLIDED WITH A PARKED RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. THE AIRCRAFT IS A TWO SEAT MACHINE THAT HAS 10 GALLONS OF GAS. THE AIRCRAFT IS REQUIRED TO HAVE A REGISTRATION NUMBER AND A PILOT CERTIFICATE TO OPERATE THE MACHINE.