What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 11, 2010 at 2000 CST, an Infinity powered parachute aircraft , N208FA, registered to and being operated by Mr. Joshua s. wooding, a certificated flight instructor, and one passenger privacy data omitted departed from the North Little Rock Airport, (kork) at 1900 CST on a sight seeing flight over the Arkansas river. During a steep decending right turn the canopy envelope was torn and damage. The canopy collapsed causing the aircraft to fall into the Arkansas river 1/2 mile north of the I-430 bridge in Little Rock, Arkansas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no VFR flight plan was file prior to the flight. The aircraft and canopy was recovered and had evidance of substantial damaged. Mr. Wooding was seriously injured and was treated by medical personel. privacy data omitted, The passenger, suffered bruses with no life threating injuries and released from medical care.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 11, 2010 AT 2000 CST, AN INFINITY POWERED PARACHUTE AIRCRAFT , N208FA, REGISTERED TO AND BEING OPERATED BY MR. JOSHUA S. WOODING, A CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, AND ONE PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED FROM THE NORTH LITTLE ROCK AIRPORT, (KORK) AT 1900 CST ON A SIGHT SEEING FLIGHT OVER THE ARKANSAS RIVER. DURING A STEEP DECENDING RIGHT TURN THE CANOPY ENVELOPE WAS TORN AND DAMAGE. THE CANOPY COLLAPSED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FALL INTO THE ARKANSAS RIVER 1/2 MILE NORTH OF THE I-430 BRIDGE IN LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILE PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT AND CANOPY WAS RECOVERED AND HAD EVIDANCE OF SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGED. MR. WOODING WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND WAS TREATED BY MEDICAL PERSONEL. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THE PASSENGER, SUFFERED BRUSES WITH NO LIFE THREATING INJURIES AND RELEASED FROM MEDICAL CARE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.