ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290866
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| Date: | Saturday 8 August 2015 |
| Time: | 19:45 LT |
| Type: | Buckeye Dream Macine |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | UNREG |
| MSN: | 3765 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 503 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Zeeland, Michigan -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Zeeland, MI (None) |
| Zeeland, MI (None) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The noncertificated pilot was conducting a personal flight in the powered-parachute. Witnesses reported seeing the powered-parachute in a left bank when it clipped a tree and then impacted terrain in the pilot's back yard. A sheriff's deputy, who interviewed the pilot after the accident, reported that the pilot "smelled heavily [of] intoxicants. His eyes were glassy, his speech slurred, and thick tongued." The pilot reported to the deputy that he had consumed "two beers earlier in the day." A preliminary breath test of the pilot showed that he had a 0.16 percent blood alcohol concentration, which is beyond the regulatory limit for pilots. Therefore, the pilot's impairment led to his inability to safety operate the powered-parachute and his failure to maintain clearance from a tree.
Probable Cause: The noncertificated pilot's impairment due to alcohol consumption, which resulted in his failure to maintain clearance from a tree.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN15LA398
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2022 06:37 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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