# Accident 20241027015129A: Buckeye DREAM MACHINE, Nicholasville, KY, October 27, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2024, 17:54 local time
- Place: Nicholasville, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9357° N, 84.5068° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9357&lon=-84.5068&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75331, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75331) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241027015129A

## Narrative

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

WHILE APPROACHING TO LAND AT A GRASS STRIP ON PRIVATE PROPERTY NEAR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^IN NICHOLASVILLE, KY, A POWERED PARACHUTE (PPC) IMPACTED THE GROUND UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT WERE FATALITY INJURED. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR). THERE WAS NO POST IMPACT FIRE OR DAMAGE TO OTHER PROPERTY.

## 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 ERA25LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA023), Oct 27, 2024: Buckeye Dream Machine (N75331), Nicholasville, KY, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control in flight, which resulted in a collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N75331 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20081005849829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081005849829A), Oct 5, 2008: Buckey DREAMMACHINE (N75331), Lexington, KY, Substantial damage. (-23) On October 5, 2008 at approximately 17:30 hrs eastern standard time, a buckeye dream machine, powered parachute, (serial#3821) piloted by [privacy data…

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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