41.9255° N, 91.7776° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairfax, IA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 27, 2003 · 19:15 local
Place
Fairfax, IA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
NONE
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) Matthew j. hopkins, a non-certificated pilot, while in operation of an unregistered, two-seat powered parachute type craft, struck high tension power lines. Mr. Hopkins stated that the setting sun had obstructed his vision, and he had not seen the power lines. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MATTHEW J. HOPKINS, A NON-CERTIFICATED PILOT, WHILE IN OPERATION OF AN UNREGISTERED, TWO-SEAT POWERED PARACHUTE TYPE CRAFT, STRUCK HIGH TENSION POWER LINES. MR. HOPKINS STATED THAT THE SETTING SUN HAD OBSTRUCTED HIS VISION, AND HE HAD NOT SEEN THE POWER LINES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^