# Accident 20230701010989A: Six Chuter SR7 XL, Chetek, WI, July 1, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2023, 20:00 local time
- Place: Chetek, WI
- Airport: Chetek Municipal-Southworth
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3065° N, 91.6368° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3065&lon=-91.6368&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6365A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6365A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Six Chuter SR7 XL (registry code 05901RL, https://openairdocs.org/model/six-chuter-sr7-xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIX CHUTER SR7 XL
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 177 total, 28 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA272) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230701010989A

## Narrative

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

THE POWERED PARACHUTE STARTED ITS TAKE-OFF ROLL FROM MID-FIELD PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER TO THE AIRCRAFT THE RIGHT SIDE DID NOT INFLATE IMMEDIATLY, THE PILOT REDUCED POWER FOR A MOMENT THE RIGHT SIDE INFLATED FULLY THE PILOT REAPPLIED FULL POWER AND CONTINUED DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT CLIMB AS EXPECTED, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO FLY BETWEEN A LIGHT POLE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND A TREE THAT WAS ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE LEFT CHUTE LINES MADE CONTACT WITH THE LIGHT POLE AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO "SLING-SHOT ACROSS THE ROAD INTO THE TREE AND FALL DOWN ON THE ELECTRICAL LINES WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL.

## 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 CEN23LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA272), Jul 2, 2023: Six Chuter SR7 XL (N6365A), Chetek, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during initial climb which resulted in an impact with a pole, trees, and 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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