SERS · BUCKEYE DREAM MACHINE · 2024-12-21 · Myakka City, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA25LA089
Event ID
20250102199501
Type
Accident
Date
2024-12-21
Location
Myakka City, FL, USA
Coordinates
27.340327, -82.137442
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
BUCKEYE
Model
DREAM MACHINE
Registration
UNREG
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
—
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
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.