# NTSB Accident ERA17FA144
> **BUCKEYE AVIATION DREAM MACHINE** · 2017-04-02 · Knoxville, TN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA17FA144
- **Event ID:** 20170402X04118
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-04-02
- **Location:** Knoxville, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.871387, -84.156944
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BUCKEYE AVIATION
- **Model:** DREAM MACHINE
- **Registration:** N4017L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to maneuver the aircraft at low altitude, towards rising terrain, which resulted in an inflight collision with trees.

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