# Accident 20190504016439A: Alliant Aviation DESTINY 2000, New Era, MI, May 4, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2019, 10:30 local time
- Place: New Era, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5644° N, 86.4181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5644&lon=-86.4181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65481, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65481-2020-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Alliant DESTINY 2000 (registry code 0590103, https://openairdocs.org/model/alliant-destiny-2000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ALLIANT AVIATION DESTINY 2000
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190504016439A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT, A POWERED PARACHUTE, STALLED IN FLIGHT. AS A RESULT OF THE AERODYNAMIC STALL, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED OPEN FIELD TERRAIN IN BENONA TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN. THE POWERED PARACHUTE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE SOLE PILOT ONBOARD WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 CEN19FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA134), May 4, 2019: Alliant Destiny 2000 (N65481), New Era, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering that resulted in collapse of the canopy and an uncontrolled descent into terrain.

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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