# Accident 20210530011699A: Clewiston, FL, May 30, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2021, 12:30 local time
- Place: Clewiston, FL
- Airport: Florida Ridge Air Sport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7528° N, 80.9392° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clewiston, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7528&lon=-80.9392&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210530011699A

## Narrative

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

HANG GLIDER WAS BEING TOWED BY AN ULTRA-LIGHT. DURING THE TAKE OFF THE HANG GLIDER WENT INTO THE GROUND AND  THE PILOT SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC INJURIES TO BACK AND HEAD. HE DIED 1 DAY LATER.

## 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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