What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
After watching a video recording of the accident supplied by witnesses on the ground. The pilot of the powered parachute stalled the eliptical style chute after turning downwind with a strong left quarting tailwind. The parachute collapsed inward starting at the left leading edge. The machine impacted the soft sandy terrain wth insufficient altitude to recover stalled chute resulting in death of both the passenger and certificated pilot.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER WATCHING A VIDEO RECORDING OF THE ACCIDENT SUPPLIED BY WITNESSES ON THE GROUND.THE PILOT OF THE POWERED PARACHUTE STALLED THE ELIPTICAL STYLE CHUTE AFTER TURNING DOWNWIND WITH A STRONG LEFT QUARTING TAILWIND. THE PARACHUTE COLLAPSED INWARD STARTING AT THE LEFT LEADING EDGE.THE MACHINE IMPACTED THE SOFT SANDY TERRAIN WTH INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO RECOVER STALLED CHUTE RESULTING IN DEATH OF BOTH THE PASSENGER AND CERTIFICATED PILOT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.