# Accident 20120329005199A: Indio, CA, March 29, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2012, 18:30 local time
- Place: Indio, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
- Location: 33.7206° N, 116.2156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indio, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7206&lon=-116.2156&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120329005199A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT OF A POWERED PARACHUTE DEPARTED FROM AN OPEN FIELD IN INDIO, CA.  DURING THE INTIAL CLIMB, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF COURSE, AND BECAME ENTANGLED IN POWER LINES.  THE POWERED PARACHUTE SUBSEQUENTLY CAME TO REST SUSPENDED IN THE POWER LINES AND CAUGHT FIRE.  THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO JUMP TO THE GROUND BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE.  THE PILOT SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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