# Accident 20100811043699A: Infinity INFINITY, Little Rock, AR, August 11, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2010, 20:00 local time
- Place: Little Rock, AR
- Airport: North Little Rock
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8036° N, 92.3739° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8036&lon=-92.3739&mi=10
- Aircraft: N208FA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N208FA-2018-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Infinity INFINITY (registry code 0590378, https://openairdocs.org/model/infinity-infinity) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: INFINITY INFINITY
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor, private pilot, sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 420 total, 170 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA492](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA492) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100811043699A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN10LA492](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA492), Aug 12, 2010: Infinity Infinity (N208FA), Little Rock, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the control lanyard for undetermined reasons.

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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