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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Six Chuter SR7 XL · Franklin, IL · August 24, 2013

Date: August 24, 2013 · 19:15 local
Place: Franklin, IL
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Midair collision
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N94495
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN13LA506
Reported as: Six Chuter SR7 XL
Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Sport pilot

N94495Registered now · Six Chuter SR7 XLS/N 99-2200 · Built 1999 Airframe modelSix Chuter SR7 XL Engine modelRotax 582DCDI2 cycle

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What happened

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Received call from ftw roc at 10:23 pm on 8-23-2013 concerning the mid air collision between two powered parachutes just south of Franklin IL. The property address is privacy data omitted. Franklin IL, and is owned by a privacy data omitted. The property has two runways for powered parachutes, one n-s and one e-w.

09-03-2013, Spoke to privacy data omitted who resides in fenton, MO. He indicated to me that following a 20 minute flight with a passenger on board, he headed east toward the field and planned on turning north to land. He was just above the trees on the west side of the field when he said that all of a sudden, his chute was ripped from the machine and he went nose first into the trees. Both occupants sustained severe, but not life threatening injuries. privacy data omitted Indicated that his machine is not repairable. Will have stl FSDO inspect the machine. (Dw) for kjg.

As the FAA filed it

RECEIVED CALL FROM FTW ROC AT 10:23 PM ON 8-23-2013 CONCERNING THE MID AIR COLLISION BETWEEN TWO POWERED PARACHUTES JUST SOUTH OF FRANKLIN IL. THE PROPERTY ADDRESS IS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. FRANKLIN IL, AND IS OWNED BY A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PROPERTY HAS TWO RUNWAYS FOR POWERED PARACHUTES, ONE N-S AND ONE E-W.

09-03-2013, SPOKE TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO RESIDES IN FENTON, MO. HE INDICATED TO ME THAT FOLLOWING A 20 MINUTE FLIGHT WITH A PASSENGER ON BOARD, HE HEADED EAST TOWARD THE FIELD AND PLANNED ON TURNING NORTH TO LAND. HE WAS JUST ABOVE THE TREES ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE FIELD WHEN HE SAID THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN, HIS CHUTE WAS RIPPED FROM THE MACHINE AND HE WENT NOSE FIRST INTO THE TREES. BOTH OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED SEVERE, BUT NOT LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INDICATED THAT HIS MACHINE IS NOT REPAIRABLE. WILL HAVE STL FSDO INSPECT THE MACHINE. (DW) FOR KJG.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CEN13LA506Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFranklin, ILThe failure of both pilots, one of whom was noncertificated, to maintain adequate visual lookout while maneuvering to land, which resulted in a midair collision. Contributing to the accident was the pilots’ inadequate communication about their intended…Aug 25, 2013 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

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