Buckeye DREAM MACHINE accident near Nicholasville, KY
On October 27, 2024, a Buckeye DREAM MACHINE was involved in an accident near Nicholasville, KY. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 27, 2024
- Place
- Nicholasville, KY
- Aircraft
- Buckeye DREAM MACHINE · PPAR
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 37.936°N, 84.507°W
- NTSB ID
- 20241028195381
Official records · ERA25LA023
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On October 27, 2024, about 1751 eastern daylight time, a Buckeye Dream Machine powered parachute, N75331, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Nicholasville, Kentucky. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The powered parachute was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The powered parachute impacted the ground about 160 ft northeast and downhill of a private grass landing strip. The wreckage came to rest on its right side about 30 ft past the initial ground impact. There was no postaccident fire. The initial 911 caller reported that he was driving past the accident site when he saw the wreckage laying in the field. Upon approaching the scene, he reported that the parachute was uphill from the cart. He then checked for a pulse on the passenger and found that they had no pulse and were cool to the touch. In an interview, he reported that he had a sport pilot certificate and had about 226 hours flying powered parachutes since 2012. When asked about the weather the day of the accident he reported that the weather was “beautiful,” that the steam from a local powerplant was “straight up,” and that there were “hardly any clouds.” He noted that he had flown the accident aircraft previously and that the pilot performed all of his own maintenance on the aircraft. No eyewitnesses to the accident were identified. The aircraft cart’s frame exhibited impact damage. The nose landing gear and front seat were buckled upward. Both main landing gear remained attached to the cart and were undamaged. The parachute riser
Probable cause
The pilot’s loss of control in flight, which resulted in a collision with terrain.
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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.
