47.0514° N, 109.4524° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Lewistown, MT, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 28, 2002 · 21:15 local
Place
Lewistown, MT
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
NONE
Reported as
Amtr INFINITYIDP2
Fatal injuries
0
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.
(-23) Power parachute operated in declining weather, tried to land in strong winds was blown from the area and crashed into hill five miles from initial landing site while trying to "get it down." 60 mph winds and tornados reported in area.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) POWER PARACHUTE OPERATED IN DECLINING WEATHER, TRIED TO LAND IN STRONG WINDS WAS BLOWN FROM THE AREA AND CRASHED INTO HILL FIVE MILES FROM INITIAL LANDING SITE WHILE TRYING TO "GET IT DOWN." 60 MPH WINDS AND TORNADOS REPORTED IN AREA.