# Accident 20130225003009A: Summit II, Quartzsite, AZ, February 25, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2013, 09:30 local time
- Place: Quartzsite, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7444° N, 114.4769° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7444&lon=-114.4769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8028X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8028X-2018-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Summit II (registry code 059029F, https://openairdocs.org/model/summit-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SUMMIT II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130225003009A

## Narrative

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

ON 02/25/2013 AT 0930 PST IN QUARTZSITE, AZ, N8028X, SUMMIT II POWERED PARACHUTE, CRASHED ON DEPARTURE FROM A PRIVATE DIRT AIRSTRIP AT 2020 W. MAIN ST.  THERE WERE TWO PERSONS ON BOARD WHO SUSTAINED TWO SERIOUS INJURIES, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR13LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA135), Feb 25, 2013: Summit II (N8028X), Quartzsite, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The noncertificated pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control after encountering shifting wind, which resulted in collision with a windsock.

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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