# Accident 20231021017189A: Powrachute PEGASUS, Manhatttan, KS, October 21, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2023, 08:40 local time
- Place: Manhatttan, KS
- Airport: Manhattan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2462° N, 96.5941° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2462&lon=-96.5941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52631, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52631) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Powrachute PEGASUS (registry code 059024S, https://openairdocs.org/model/powrachute-pegasus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: POWRACHUTE PEGASUS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 165 total, 165 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231021017189A

## Narrative

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

LIGHT SPORT POWERED PARACHUTE DEPARTED BEAN FIELD EAST OF MANHATTAN, KS FOR A PERSONAL FLIGHT WITH A PASSENGER OVER TUTTLE CREEK LAKE. DURING FLIGHT, THE ENGINE OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT CONTINUED OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT. WHILE OVER THE SOUTH SIDE OF TUTTLE CREEK DAM AND AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FT. ALTITUDE, THE ENGINE QUIT OPERATING. AT APPROXIMATELY 150 FT. ALTITUDE, THE PILOT TURNED TO AVOID POWER LINES AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A ROAD AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 CEN24LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA031), Oct 21, 2023: Powrachute Pegasus (N52631), Manhattan, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper modification of the engine cooling system that resulted in an engine overheat and total loss of power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to continue the…

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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