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| Date: | Saturday 21 December 2024 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: | Buckeye Dream Machine |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | UNREG |
| MSN: | unknown |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Myakka City, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Myakka City, FL |
| Myakka City, FL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The non-certificated pilot of the unregistered powered parachute had no formal flight training, but had watched internet videos showing how it was operated. On the day of the accident, he departed from a baseball field and completed an uneventful first solo flight. His second flight was the accident flight. The pilot stated that as he started the takeoff roll for the flight, he realized that he was too close to a fence that surrounded the baseball field but decided to continue the takeoff anyway. As the takeoff continued, the pilot described that there was a gust of wind, and the powered parachute subsequently contacted the fence, seriously injuring the pilot. The powered parachute was not damaged. The pilot did not report that there were any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the powered parachute that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The non-certificated pilot’s improper decision to operate the powered parachute in close proximity to a fence, which resulted in a collision with the fence during takeoff. Also causal was the pilot’s decision to operate the powered parachute without having received any formal training.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=199501
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Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2025 17:40 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 07-Jul-2025 10:41 | Captain Adam | Updated [Cn, Phase, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
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