# Incident 20010823027929I: Amtr GRADNTONYX28, Liberty Island, NJ, August 23, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2001, 09:30 local time
- Place: Liberty Island, NJ
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GRADNTONYX28
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010823027929I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) FRENCH CITIZEN OPERATING A PARAMOTOR (MOTORIZED PARASAIL) ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE TORCH OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY NATIONAL MONUMENT. PARASAIL BECAME ENTANGLED ON THE TORCH DURING THE ATTEMPTED LANDING. PILOT NOT CERTIFICATED IN THE US, BUT STATED HE HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY FRANCE.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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