What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) privacy data omitted was the only witness to the accident. According to privacy data omitted, woh was near the grass runway, heard the pilot privacy data omitted add takeoff power. privacy data omitted Said he turned away, heard a reduction in power for a few seconds, which is normal operating procedure and then a reapplication of power. After power was added he heard a loud thud and turned to look back toward the runway, he saw the powered parachute lying on its side with the pilot still strapped to the airframe. When he got to the scene he noticed that the pilot was injured and called for emergency (EMT) help.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE ONLY WITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WOH WAS NEAR THE GRASS RUNWAY, HEARD THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ADD TAKEOFF POWER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID HE TURNED AWAY, HEARD A REDUCTION IN POWER FOR A FEW SECONDS, WHICH IS NORMAL OPERATING PROCEDURE AND THEN A REAPPLICATION OF POWER. AFTER POWER WAS ADDED HE HEARD A LOUD THUD AND TURNED TO LOOK BACK TOWARD THE RUNWAY, HE SAW THE POWERED PARACHUTE LYING ON ITS SIDE WITH THE PILOT STILL STRAPPED TO THE AIRFRAME. WHEN HE GOT TO THE SCENE HE NOTICED THAT THE PILOT WAS INJURED AND CALLED FOR EMERGENCY (EMT) HELP.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.