# Accident 20071224829299A: Infini COMMANDER, Hot Springs, AR, December 24, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 2007, 15:30 local time
- Place: Hot Springs, AR
- Airport: Memorial Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4856° N, 93.1047° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4856&lon=-93.1047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N719AR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N719AR-2013-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Infinity COMMANDER (registry code 059016Z, https://openairdocs.org/model/infinity-commander) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582UL (registry code 55558, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ul) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: INFINI COMMANDER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 80 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071224829299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 24, 2007, AT 1530 CST, AN INFINITY COMMANDER POWERED PARACHUTE, N719AR, COLLIDED WITH TREES ON CLIMB-OUT AT THE HOT SPRINGS AIRPORT, HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE, AR, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, THE SPORT PILOT CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS UNHURT, AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HOT SPRINGS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI08CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA059), Dec 24, 2007: Infinity Commander (N719AR), Hot Springs Vlg, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining clearance/altitude from the trees during takeoff initial climb. Factors were the trees and reported turbulent winds.

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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