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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Six Chuter SR7 · Winnie, TX · November 7, 2010

Date: November 7, 2010 · 15:55 local
Place: Winnie, TX
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N95087
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN11CA057
Reported as: Six Chuter SR7
Reported engine: ROTAX 582
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N95087Registration cancelled May 11, 2015 · Six Chuter SR7S/N 98-1864-2SR7 · Built 1997 Airframe modelSix Chuter SR7 Engine modelRotax 582SER2 cycle

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What happened

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A SR7 powered parachute that was being flown by a non-rated pilot crashed on landing. While flairing to land the canopy collapsed which cause the aircraft to stall and fall approx. 20 to 25FT. The pilot was taken to the hospital where he was operated on for compressed vertebra. The four year old passenger was knocked unconscious and taken to a hospital for overnight observaton.

As the FAA filed it

A SR7 POWERED PARACHUTE THAT WAS BEING FLOWN BY A NON-RATED PILOT CRASHED ON LANDING. WHILE FLAIRING TO LAND THE CANOPY COLLAPSED WHICH CAUSE THE AIRCRAFT TO STALL AND FALL APPROX. 20 TO 25FT. THE PILOT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS OPERATED ON FOR COMPRESSED VERTEBRA. THE FOUR YEAR OLD PASSENGER WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS AND TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL FOR OVERNIGHT OBSERVATON.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN11CA057Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportWinnie, TXThe collapse of the powered parachute's canopy on short final for undetermined reasons, resulting in a loss of lift.Nov 7, 2010 · Substantial damage