# Accident 20080907853229A: Airfrm USA1B, Surry, VA, September 7, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2008, 14:30 local time
- Place: Surry, VA
- Airport: Beaver Dam Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0442° N, 76.7806° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0442&lon=-76.7806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N723JH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N723JH-2011-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airframes Unlimited USA-1B (registry code 05902J8, https://openairdocs.org/model/airframes-unlimited-usa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503DCSI (registry code 55567, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503dcsi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRFRM USA1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 124 total, 10 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08CA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080907853229A

## Narrative

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

N723JH, AIRFRAME UNLIMITED USA-1B, POWERED PARACHUTE, OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SUBSTANTIALLY DESTROYED A/C UPON TAKEOFF THERE WAS IMPROPER INFLATION OF THE CHUTE POWERED PARACHUTE) WHICH CAUSED THE POWERED PARACHUTE TO SPIN FROM APPT 10’AGL. UPON LANDING HIT HARD & FLOPPED.

## 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 MIA08CA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA191), Sep 7, 2008: Airframes Unlimited USA-1B (N723JH), Surry, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper handling of the powered parachute during takeoff/initial climb.

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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