# Accident 20090915049549A: Powrachute AIRWOLF, London, OH, September 15, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2009, 17:30 local time
- Place: London, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8539° N, 83.2678° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8539&lon=-83.2678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6126B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6126B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Powrachute AIRWOLF (registry code 05902LK, https://openairdocs.org/model/powrachute-airwolf) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: POWRACHUTE AIRWOLF
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,876 total, 95 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA588](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA588) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090915049549A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FRONT YARD, N6126B, A LIGHT SPORT POWER-PARACHUTE WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB AND CLEAR THE POWER LINES SOUTH WEST OF ITS DEPARTURE POINT.  THE AIRCRAFT'S PARACHUTE GOT CAUGHT IN THE UPPER POWER LINES RUNNING ALONG BENJAMIN-PRINGLE ROAD CAUSING THE POWER LINES TO BREAK AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE AIRCRAFT FELL TO THE GROUND.  THE INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^(MR. SPENCE)^ RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 CEN09CA588](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA588), Sep 15, 2009: Powrachute Airwolf (N6126B), New London, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an obstacle during takeoff and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision.

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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