What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 25, 2007 in New Market, Tennessee, a small community just outside of danridge Tennessee, a 70 year student pilot privacy data omitted, was giving rides. Student pilot privacy data omitted was flying his buckeye Breeze, certificated under the light sport aircraft category. The powered parachute was being operated from a rolling to hilly pasture. The weather was in the upper nineties and humid. The aircraft ran throug the tops of trees located at the end of the pasture and crashed just beyond in a low bushy area. The pilot was seriously injured and the passenger sustained minor injuries. The aircraft was heavily damaged.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 25, 2007 IN NEW MARKET, TENNESSEE, A SMALL COMMUNITY JUST OUTSIDE OF DANRIDGE TENNESSEE, A 70 YEAR STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS GIVING RIDES. STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING HIS BUCKEYE BREEZE, CERTIFICATED UNDER THE LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT CATEGORY. THE POWERED PARACHUTE WAS BEING OPERATED FROM A ROLLING TO HILLY PASTURE. THE WEATHER WAS IN THE UPPER NINETIES AND HUMID. THE AIRCRAFT RAN THROUG THE TOPS OF TREES LOCATED AT THE END OF THE PASTURE AND CRASHED JUST BEYOND IN A LOW BUSHY AREA. THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.