# Accident 20080617845939A: PREDATOR, Wharton, TX, June 17, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2008
- Place: Wharton, TX
- Airport: Wharton Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2569° N, 96.1569° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2569&lon=-96.1569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2572F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2572F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Aero PREDATOR (registry code 05901TG, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-aero-predator) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PREDATOR
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,175 total, 373 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08CA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080617845939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE FOLLOWING NARRATIVE WAS PROVIDED BY THE NTSB REPORT #^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  WHILE DEMONSTRATING FLIGHT MANEUVERS IN A TWO-SEAT POWERED PARACHUTE, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A STALL AT APPROXIMATELY 45 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL.  DESPITE IMMEDIATE INPUTS, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER THE POWERED PARACHUTE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.  BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.  THE POWER PARACHUTE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.  THE PILOT REPORTED NON MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 DFW08CA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA179), Jun 17, 2008: Hughes Aero Predator (N2572F), Wharton, TX, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control.

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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