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Incident · Destroyed

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Eagle, CO · June 23, 2017

Date: June 23, 2017 · 09:00 local
Place: Eagle, CO
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: NONE
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ultralight vehicle, powered parachute trike took off from 39.656293, -106.832095 (truck rest area) 3.68 miles east of Eagle county airport, Eagle Colorado runway 25 approach end and crashed into the Eagle river. Pilot and ultralight floated down stream and came to rest at 39.649603, -106.869458. According to the Eagle county sheriff report the pilot stated at about 25 feet AGL he hit a tree and the aircraft fell into the river.

As the FAA filed it

ULTRALIGHT VEHICLE, POWERED PARACHUTE TRIKE TOOK OFF FROM 39.656293, -106.832095 (TRUCK REST AREA) 3.68 MILES EAST OF EAGLE COUNTY AIRPORT, EAGLE COLORADO RUNWAY 25 APPROACH END AND CRASHED INTO THE EAGLE RIVER. PILOT AND ULTRALIGHT FLOATED DOWN STREAM AND CAME TO REST AT 39.649603, -106.869458. ACCORDING TO THE EAGLE COUNTY SHERIFF REPORT THE PILOT STATED AT ABOUT 25 FEET AGL HE HIT A TREE AND THE AIRCRAFT FELL INTO THE RIVER.