# Accident 20130923017719A: Buckeye Industries DREAM MACHINE, St Joseph, MI, September 23, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2013, 18:45 local time
- Place: St Joseph, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0158° N, 86.4278° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0158&lon=-86.4278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6122F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6122F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Buckeye Industries DREAM MACHINE (registry code 059001Z, https://openairdocs.org/model/buckeye-industries-dream-machine) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 series (registry code 55564, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BUCKEYE INDUSTRIES DREAM MACHINE
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 250 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA555](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA555) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130923017719A

## Narrative

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

ON 09/23/2013 AT 1845 EST, N6122F, A BUCKEYE DREAM MACHINE POWERED CHUTE CRASHED AT A PRIVATE STRIP IN ST JOSEPH, MICHIGAN.  TWO SOULS ONBOARD WITH PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURY.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.  THE WEATHER WAS VMC AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN13LA555](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA555), Sep 23, 2013: Buckeye Industries Dream Machine (N6122F), St. Joseph, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the powered-parachute during takeoff.

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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