# Incident 20190303000849I: Cape Coral, FL, March 3, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2019, 12:04 local time
- Place: Cape Coral, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5629° N, 81.9495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cape Coral, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5629&lon=-81.9495&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/20190303000849I

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 3, 2019, AT 1204 EST AN UNREGISTERED BUCKEYE POWERED PARACHUTE, DREAM MACHINE 582, CRASHED INTO THE TREES NEAR NW 26TH PL AND 11TH TER., CAPE CORAL, FLORIDA. THE FLIGHT REPORTEDLY ORIGINATED FROM THE PILOT'S RESIDENCE AT 116 SE 42ND TER., CAPE CORAL, FLORIDA. WEATHER DATA REVEALED THAT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ON-BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.

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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