# Accident 20120111000379A: Infinity Power Parachutes LLC CLASSIC 2002, Alanson, MI, January 11, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 2012, 14:20 local time
- Place: Alanson, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4439° N, 84.7867° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4439&lon=-84.7867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3902V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3902V-2025-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Infinity Power Parachutes CLASSIC 2002 (registry code 05904DC, https://openairdocs.org/model/infinity-power-parachutes-classic-2002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: INFINITY POWER PARACHUTES LLC CLASSIC 2002
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 640 total, 15 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120111000379A

## Narrative

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

AT 1520 LOCAL TIME, A 2 SEAT POWERED PARACHUTE DEPARTED A FIELD IN ALANSON, MI., FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT IN VFR CONDITONS.   DURING TAKEOFF CLIMB THE PILOT REPORTED AFTER 50 FEET THE AIRCRAFT COULDN'T GRAB ALTITUDE.  THE PILOT REPORTED RUNNING OUT OF ROOM APPROACHING TREES.  THE PILOT AIMED BETWEEN TWO TREES, THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AFTER STRIKING A TREE.  THE PILOT WAS SEATED IN THE REAR SEAT, PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN FRONT SEAT.  THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A COMPOUND FRACTURE TO THE LEFT LEG AND ANKLE. WITNESS STATED TOP REAR OF CHUTECOLLAPSED PRIOR TO ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN12CA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA131), Jan 11, 2012: Infinity Power Parachutes Classic 2002 (N3902V), Alanson, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The powered parachute’s encounter with a downdraft/windshear during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of lift.

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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