What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 06, 2023 at approximately 1345 MST, an unpowered paraglider crashed shortly after takeoff roughly 3 miles west of Boulder municipal airport (bdu), Colorado resulting in serious injuries to the pilot. There were no passengers onboard and no persons, vehicles or structures were impacted on the ground. The aircraft was being operated as a part 103 personal flight that departed from foothill park, a local glider launch area in Boulder, Colorado.
Pilot stated they have a P2 (novice paragliding rating) from the united states hang gliding and paragliding association, inc. with approximately 300 flights of paragliding experience on five different ‘wings’.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 06, 2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 1345 MST, AN UNPOWERED PARAGLIDER CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF ROUGHLY 3 MILES WEST OF BOULDER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (BDU), COLORADO RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE PILOT. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ONBOARD AND NO PERSONS, VEHICLES OR STRUCTURES WERE IMPACTED ON THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PART 103 PERSONAL FLIGHT THAT DEPARTED FROM FOOTHILL PARK, A LOCAL GLIDER LAUNCH AREA IN BOULDER, COLORADO.
PILOT STATED THEY HAVE A P2 (NOVICE PARAGLIDING RATING) FROM THE UNITED STATES HANG GLIDING AND PARAGLIDING ASSOCIATION, INC. WITH APPROXIMATELY 300 FLIGHTS OF PARAGLIDING EXPERIENCE ON FIVE DIFFERENT ‘WINGS’.