40.5999° N, 112.4644° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Grantsville, UT, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 18, 2011 · 20:30 local
Place
Grantsville, UT
Phase of flight
Unknown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
NONE
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
This aircraft is unregistered. The pilot does not possess a pilot certificate. On the day of the accident, the pilot took off in 25-40 knot wind despite being told by an experienced pilot, that it was too windy to fly a powered parachute. 5-20 minutes after takoff, aircraft impacted terrain.
As the FAA filed it
THIS AIRCRAFT IS UNREGISTERED. THE PILOT DOES NOT POSSESS A PILOT CERTIFICATE. ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT TOOK OFF IN 25-40 KNOT WIND DESPITE BEING TOLD BY AN EXPERIENCED PILOT, THAT IT WAS TOO WINDY TO FLY A POWERED PARACHUTE. 5-20 MINUTES AFTER TAKOFF, AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN.