# NTSB Accident ATL98LA125
> **Hopkins Buckeye Industries DREAM MACHINE 582** · 1998-09-16 · FRANKLIN, NC, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL98LA125
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11003
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-09-16
- **Location:** FRANKLIN, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.179683, -83.380241
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hopkins Buckeye Industries
- **Model:** DREAM MACHINE 582
- **Registration:** UNREG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The non-certificated pilot's inadequate judgement of the required climb rate, and his failure to attain clearance from obstacles.

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