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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr MX2 · Greenville, SC · August 3, 1985

Date: August 3, 1985 · 12:16 local
Place: Greenville, SC
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3986K
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL85LA238
Reported as: Amtr MX2
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 140 total140 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While in left bank parachute came out from under seat and struck the propeller and opened. Aircraft fell to ground.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE IN LEFT BANK PARACHUTE CAME OUT FROM UNDER SEAT AND STRUCK THE PROPELLER AND OPENED. AIRCRAFT FELL TO GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL85LA238Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGreenville, SCWhile climbing altitude the parachute , which was secured to the right seat, was inadvertently deployed and became tangled in the propeller. The acft descended to the ground while inverted at a slow rate.Aug 3, 1985 · Substantial damage