What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 3, 2011 pilot privacy data omitted departed from a Private home in Weyauwega, Wisconsin. Operator privacy data omitted was flying his powered parachute following the wolf river southbound. At the area described as train trestle privacy data omitted struck the powerlines and crashed into the river. privacy data omitted Suffered serious injuries. Powered parachute obtained minor damage. Weather was not a factor in this accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 3, 2011 PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED FROM A PRIVATE HOME IN WEYAUWEGA, WISCONSIN. OPERATOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING HIS POWERED PARACHUTE FOLLOWING THE WOLF RIVER SOUTHBOUND. AT THE AREA DESCRIBED AS TRAIN TRESTLE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STRUCK THE POWERLINES AND CRASHED INTO THE RIVER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES. POWERED PARACHUTE OBTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.