Poser DM 582 Buckeye accident near Hurricane, Utah, October 16, 2007
On October 16, 2007 at about 7:15 pm local time, a Poser DM 582 Buckeye, registered N785CP, was substantially damaged in an accident near Hurricane, Utah (Gen Dick Stout Field). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing wind conditions and subsequent failure to maintain aircraft control.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 16, 2007 · about 7:15 pm local time
- Place
- Hurricane, Utah · Gen Dick Stout Field · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Poser DM 582 Buckeye
- Registration
- N785CP · no longer on the register · serial 002-CP2
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
During takeoff from his fourth touch-and-go landing in his powered parachute the pilot encountered a dust devil. The wind shift pulled the parachute from overhead to horizontal very rapidly, driving the right front of the carriage into the ground from an altitude of 8-10 feet. The carriage then cartwheeled and came to rest upside down.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 25,000 hours in all; 360 in this make and model; 180 in the last 90 days; 90 in the last 30 days
- Medical certificate: Class 1
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 314.4 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, August 1, 2007
- Maximum gross weight: 1,000 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Rotax 582-99 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: K1L8 Hurricane UT
- Destination: K1L8 Hurricane UT
- Flight plan: none
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 135° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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