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Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Buckeye Industries DREAM MACHINE · Culver, IN · April 23, 2016

Date
April 23, 2016 · 17:20 local
Place
Culver, IN
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2564A
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA16LA199
Reported as
Buckeye Industries Dream Machine
Reported engine
ROTAX 582
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

privacy data omitted Recently purchased the aircraft. He had no training to fly any aircraft he only read the book on how to fly the aircraft. privacy data omitted Departed from a grassy field and tried to turn right but the aircraft went left into the top of the trees. privacy data omitted Stated he was thrown from the aircraft and hit the ground approximately 50 feet down.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECENTLY PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT. HE HAD NO TRAINING TO FLY ANY AIRCRAFT HE ONLY READ THE BOOK ON HOW TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED FROM A GRASSY FIELD AND TRIED TO TURN RIGHT BUT THE AIRCRAFT WENT LEFT INTO THE TOP OF THE TREES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE WAS THROWN FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND HIT THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET DOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.