What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 17, 2010 at 1730 two n registered powered parachute aircraft collided in mid air 17 NM northwest of Sublette, KS. The two aircraft were flown in close proximity to one another with the pilot of the lead aircraft ahead and above the trailing aircraft. The pilot of the lead aircraft made a sharp descending right turn and snagged its parachute into the trailing aircraft thus ripping it open and comprimising the chute's integrity. The lead aircraft fell uncontrolled approximately 200-300 feet fatally injuring the pilot and severly injuring the passenger. On January 24, 2010 the passenger died as a result of injuries sustained in the accident. The pilot and passenger of the trailing aircraft landed in an adjacent field without damage or injuries to the pilot and passenger.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 17, 2010 AT 1730 TWO N REGISTERED POWERED PARACHUTE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED IN MID AIR 17 NM NORTHWEST OF SUBLETTE, KS. THE TWO AIRCRAFT WERE FLOWN IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ONE ANOTHER WITH THE PILOT OF THE LEAD AIRCRAFT AHEAD AND ABOVE THE TRAILING AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT OF THE LEAD AIRCRAFT MADE A SHARP DESCENDING RIGHT TURN AND SNAGGED ITS PARACHUTE INTO THE TRAILING AIRCRAFT THUS RIPPING IT OPEN AND COMPRIMISING THE CHUTE'S INTEGRITY. THE LEAD AIRCRAFT FELL UNCONTROLLED APPROXIMATELY 200-300 FEET FATALLY INJURING THE PILOT AND SEVERLY INJURING THE PASSENGER. ON JANUARY 24, 2010 THE PASSENGER DIED AS A RESULT OF INJURIES SUSTAINED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER OF THE TRAILING AIRCRAFT LANDED IN AN ADJACENT FIELD WITHOUT DAMAGE OR INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other aircraft in the event · 1
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