# Accident 20120624013879A: Shelbyville, IN, June 24, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2012, 20:30 local time
- Place: Shelbyville, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5466° N, 85.7768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelbyville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5466&lon=-85.7768&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- 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/20120624013879A

## Narrative

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

AT 2030 ON JUNE 24, 2012 AN UNREGISTERED DESTINY 2000 POWERED PARACHUTE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE NON-CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A 40 FOOT TALL TREE FOLLOWING TAKEOFF FROM A  RUNWAY AT THE PILOT'S RESIDENCE.  DURING DESCENT, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SECOND TREE APPROXIMATELY 30 FOOT TALL  AND FELL TO THE GROUND COMING TO REST INVERTED.  THE PILOT RELEASED HIS HARNESS AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH ASSISTANCE.  THE POWERED PARACHUTE SHOWED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, NOSE WHEEL; BENDS AND BREAKS IN TUBING STRUCTURE ASSEMBLIES WERE NOTED. THE ACCIDENT SCENE DEBRIS ENCIRCLED APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET .

## 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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