# Accident 20140708011279A: Buckeye DREAM MACHINE, Ansley, NE, July 8, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2014, 07:53 local time
- Place: Ansley, NE
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2314° N, 99.4000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2314&lon=-99.4000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4394V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4394V-2022-12-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Buckeye DREAM MACHINE (registry code 05901BU, https://openairdocs.org/model/buckeye-dream-machine) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BUCKEYE DREAM MACHINE
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA346) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140708011279A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 8, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 0753 CDT, N4394V, A BUCKEYE DREAM MACHINE POWERED PARACHUTE ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF FROM AN OPEN FIELD LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS DUE SOUTH OF THE RESIDENCE FOUND AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  FOR THE INITIAL TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A WESTERN HEADING, AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED A BARBWIRE FENCE BORDERING THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE FIELD IT HAD YET TO LEAVE THE GROUND.  THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT 180 DEGREES TO AVOID THE FENCE AND CONTINUED HIS TAKEOFF ROLL NOW ON AN EASTERN HEADING.  THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO LEAVE THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A BARBWIRE FENCE BORDERING THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE FIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE.  THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.  THE PASSENGER RECEIVED A MINOR LACERATION ON HIS ARM.

## 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 CEN14LA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA346), Jul 8, 2014: Buckeye Dream Machine (N4394V), Ansley, NE, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The powered parachute's reduced takeoff performance in tailwind conditions for reasons that could not be determined because a postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any…

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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