What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot privacy data omitted and passenger privacy data omitted attempted take off from a grass strip to the east and failed to gain enough altitude to clear power lines. Pilot throttled back to decrease altitude causing the powered parachute vehicle to miss the power lines. The parachute cables got tangled in the power lines causing the vehicle to impact the ground. Pilot and passenger sustained injuries.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TAKE OFF FROM A GRASS STRIP TO THE EAST AND FAILED TO GAIN ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO CLEAR POWER LINES. PILOT THROTTLED BACK TO DECREASE ALTITUDE CAUSING THE POWERED PARACHUTE VEHICLE TO MISS THE POWER LINES. THE PARACHUTE CABLES GOT TANGLED IN THE POWER LINES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO IMPACT THE GROUND. PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.