# Incident 20170623013619I: Eagle, CO, June 23, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2017, 09:00 local time
- Place: Eagle, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
- Location: 39.6432° N, 106.8213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eagle, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6432&lon=-106.8213&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170623013619I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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