# Accident 20200617020169A: Bruce S Rayman XLT, Frankfort, OH, June 17, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2020, 21:00 local time
- Place: Frankfort, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4063° N, 83.1832° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frankfort, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4063&lon=-83.1832&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4709B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BRUCE S RAYMAN XLT
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582UL DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200617020169A

## Narrative

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

REVIEWED BY NJS 01/13/2021.

ON WEDNESDAY JUNE 17, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 2100 EDT, A DESTINY POWERED PARACHUTE, WITH CANCELLED REGISTRATION N-NUMBER N4709B, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A TREE IN FRANKFORT, OHIO. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM A PRIVATE FIELD AT APPROXIMATELY 2050 EDT. IMPROPER PREFLIGHT OF THE RISER LINES RESULTED IN A FORCED LANDING.

THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ UNCERTIFICATED, STATED THAT HE HAD LAID OUT THE RISER LINES AND STARTED THE AIRCRAFT PREFLIGHT AS NORMAL. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE, A FEW OF THE RISER LINES WERE CAUGHT AROUND THE CANOPY AND CAUSED AN UNCONTROLLED RIGHT TURN. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A TREE.

AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTORS WERE UNABLE TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO ITS LOCATION IN THE TREE.

THE ROSS COUNTY AIRPORT, WHICH IS 8.6NM NORTHEAST OF THE DEPARTURE POINT, WEATHER OBSERVATION REPORTED THE WEATHER AT 2155 EDT TO BE 10 STATUTE MILES OF VISIBILITY, CLEAR SKIES, TEMPERATURE OF 17 DEGREES CELSIUS, WITH CALM WINDS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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