# Accident 20160924012349A: Six Chuter Inc LEGEND XL, Arcadia, FL, September 24, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2016, 09:22 local time
- Place: Arcadia, FL
- Airport: Arcadia Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.1958° N, 81.8367° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1958&lon=-81.8367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N149SC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N149SC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Six Chuter LEGEND XL (registry code 069001E, https://openairdocs.org/model/six-chuter-legend-xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582E (registry code 55557, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIX CHUTER INC LEGEND XL
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 72 total, 72 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA526](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA526) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160924012349A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2016, AT 09:22 EDT, A SIX CHUTER LEGEND, N149SC, BECAME COLLIDED WITH A ELECTRICAL POWER LINE ON TAKEOFF AT  ARCADIA  AIRPORT (XO6), ARCADIA FL DURING A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD WERE UNINJURED.

## 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 GAA16CA526](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA526), Sep 24, 2016: Six Chuter Legend XL (N149SC), Arcadia, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to take off in high-density altitude conditions, which resulted in the powered parachute being unable to maintain a sufficient climb rate and its subsequent impact with power…

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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