# Accident 20180119011839A: Buckeye Industries Inc DREAM MACHINE 582, Chester, MT, January 19, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 2018, 15:35 local time
- Place: Chester, MT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4953° N, 110.9639° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4953&lon=-110.9639&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92048, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92048) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Buckeye Industries DREAM MACHINE 582 (registry code 05902Z0, https://openairdocs.org/model/buckeye-industries-dream-machine-582) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BUCKEYE INDUSTRIES INC DREAM MACHINE 582
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180119011839A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 19, 2018 AT 1500 HRS MST, A POWERED PARACHUTE STRUCK POWER LINES 1.5 MILES SOUTH EAST OF CHESTER, MONTANA. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CHESTER AIR FIELD, CHESTER MONTANA.

## 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 WPR18LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA076), Jan 19, 2018: Buckeye Industries Dream Machine 582 (N92048), Chester, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from powerlines.

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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