# Accident 20120824018209A: Destiny XLT, Hart, MI, August 24, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2012, 18:04 local time
- Place: Hart, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6781° N, 86.5103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6781&lon=-86.5103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1674A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1674A-2018-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Destiny XLT (registry code 059019C, https://openairdocs.org/model/destiny-xlt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DESTINY XLT
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 24,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA578](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA578) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120824018209A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN12LA578](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA578), Aug 24, 2012: Destiny XLT (N1674A), Hart, MI, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The partial deflation of the powered parachute canopy when the pilot flew the aircraft into an area with gusty wind conditions. Contributing to the accident were the modifications that changed the…

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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