# Accident 20160429003159A: Buckeye Industries Inc DREAM MACHINE 582, Fortville, IN, April 29, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2016, 16:31 local time
- Place: Fortville, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9167° N, 85.8478° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9167&lon=-85.8478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9447T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9447T-2018-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Buckeye Industries DREAM MACHINE 582 (registry code 05902Z0, https://openairdocs.org/model/buckeye-industries-dream-machine-582) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BUCKEYE INDUSTRIES INC DREAM MACHINE 582
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor, sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,035 total, 770 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160429003159A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 29, 2016, AT 1631 EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) (2031Z), A DREAM MACHINE 582 POWERED PARACHUTE, N9447T, DEPARTED CONTROLLED FLIGHT WHILE ON APPROACH TO A GRASS STRIP NEAR FORTVILLE, IN.  THE PILOT SUFFERED A SERIOUS INJURY; NO GROUND INJURIES OCCURRED.   THE POWERED PARACHUTE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE CRASH.  THE POWERED PARACHUTE WAS REGISTERED TO CHRIS L. BLACKWELL AND PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ UNDER CFR 14, PART 91.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED OR REQUIRED.  THIS LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE SAME GRASS STRIP AT APPROXIMATELY 1625 (EST).

WHILE ON APPROACH TO THE GRASS STRIP, THE PILOT MADE A SLIGHT LEFT TURN WHEN THE PARACHUTE COLLAPSED RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED TREETOPS THEN FELL TO THE GROUND.

## 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 CEN16LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA170), Apr 29, 2016: Buckeye Industries Dream Machine 582 (N9447T), Fortville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collapse of the powered parachute's canopy for a reason that could not be determined, because postaccident examination revealed no anomalies with the parachute.

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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