20040628013969A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Aircraft · Wolf Point, MT · June 28, 2004

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Date: June 28, 2004 · 20:30 local
Place: Wolf Point, MT
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: NONE
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot reportedly had discovered a way to make very tight turns by pulling on the parachute lines. It is believed he may have partially collapsed the parachute canopy while demonstrating this technique to his son who was the passenger. This was an unregistered aircraft due to the second seat and the carriage of a passenger.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTEDLY HAD DISCOVERED A WAY TO MAKE VERY TIGHT TURNS BY PULLING ON THE PARACHUTE LINES. IT IS BELIEVED HE MAY HAVE PARTIALLY COLLAPSED THE PARACHUTE CANOPY WHILE DEMONSTRATING THIS TECHNIQUE TO HIS SON WHO WAS THE PASSENGER. THIS WAS AN UNREGISTERED AIRCRAFT DUE TO THE SECOND SEAT AND THE CARRIAGE OF A PASSENGER.