# Accident 20160423003569A: Buckeye Industries DREAM MACHINE, Culver, IN, April 23, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2016, 17:20 local time
- Place: Culver, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
- Location: 41.2103° N, 86.3714° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2103&lon=-86.3714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2564A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2564A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Buckeye Industries DREAM MACHINE (registry code 059001Z, https://openairdocs.org/model/buckeye-industries-dream-machine) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BUCKEYE INDUSTRIES DREAM MACHINE
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160423003569A

## Narrative

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

^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.

## 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 GAA16LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16LA199), Apr 23, 2016: Buckeye Industries Dream Machine (N2564A), Culver, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The noncertificated pilot’s failure to attain a climb in the powered-parachute and its subsequent impact with a tree.

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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