Buckeye Dream Machine accident near Monticello, KY
On July 4, 2006, a Buckeye Dream Machine was involved in an accident near Monticello, KY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 4, 2006
- Place
- Monticello, KY
- Aircraft
- Buckeye Dream Machine · PPAR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 36.817°N, 84.833°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060721X00984
NTSB summary
On July 3, 2006, at 2010 eastern daylight time, an unregistered, amateur built Buckeye Dream Machine powered parachute, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain during an uncontrolled descent near, Monticello, Kentucky. The non-certificated pilot/owner was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local personal flight, which departed from a private residence about 2005. The flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. An acquaintance of the pilot recounted the events prior to, and what he witnessed during the accident flight, in a written statement. According to the witness, the pilot initially contacted him several weeks before, and expressed interest in learning to fly powered parachutes. The pilot eventually purchased a two-seat powered parachute. He asked the witness if he would test fly the vehicle for him and if he would help him learn how to fly it, to which the witness agreed. On July 1, the witness flew the vehicle on a test flight. During the test flight the vehicle "flew perfectly," and shortly thereafter the pilot flew it for about 15 minutes. The witness and the pilot again met to fly on the day of the accident. When they arrived at the field that the pilot was to depart from, they observed that the wind velocity was about 5 mph. They decided to delay the flight by 2 hours in order to allow the winds to decrease. During that time the pilot practiced taxiing. They then laid out and examined the parachute, a process which took about 20 minutes due to the tangles in the parachute line. The witness ch
Probable cause
The misplaced parachute suspension line, which resulted in an in-flight loss of control. A factor was the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
