What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 02/21/2007 approximately 15:35 CST a buckeye breeze-lx, N582W, a FAA registered power parachute on a pleasure flight by the pilot privacy data omitted near Buford, AR entered a left turn to the west of a vacant field as he was attempting to land. privacy data omitted Was flying another power parachute nearby and witnessed the landing attempt by the pilot privacy data omitted. privacy data omitted Witnessed the pilot's privacy data omitted aircraft make a tight turn and start to spin out of control. He said the pilot's privacy data omitted canopy lost lift and was too low to put out of the spin. At this point the pilot privacy data omitted was approximately 100 ft above the ground. The pilot privacy data omitted impacted the ground at an estimated 40 mph. Aircraft was destroyed and the pilot privacy data omitted sustained serious injury.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 02/21/2007 APPROXIMATELY 15:35 CST A BUCKEYE BREEZE-LX, N582W, A FAA REGISTERED POWER PARACHUTE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NEAR BUFORD, AR ENTERED A LEFT TURN TO THE WEST OF A VACANT FIELD AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING ANOTHER POWER PARACHUTE NEARBY AND WITNESSED THE LANDING ATTEMPT BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITNESSED THE PILOT'S ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRCRAFT MAKE A TIGHT TURN AND START TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL. HE SAID THE PILOT'S ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CANOPY LOST LIFT AND WAS TOO LOW TO PUT OUT OF THE SPIN. AT THIS POINT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS APPROXIMATELY 100 FT ABOVE THE GROUND. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IMPACTED THE GROUND AT AN ESTIMATED 40 MPH. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURY.
NTSB investigation
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