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Incident · Destroyed

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Willard, UT · October 25, 2024

Date
October 25, 2024 · 18:00 local
Place
Willard, UT
Phase of flight
Unknown
Operating rules
Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
NONE
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The paraglider was a single parachute single occupant paraglider operated under 14 CFR 103. It did not require and was unregistered with the FAA. The paraglider impacted mountainous terrain and was consumed by fire. The operator received fatal injuries. The make and model of the paraglider is unknown. It is unknown whether there were any technical or operational factors. The operator did not require an FAA certificate for the flight. No other type of FAA issued airman certificate was found for the operator. 14 CFR 103 does not have any specific regulatory periodic inspection requirements for the paraglider. It is unknown if the aircraft was in an airworthy condition. None of the FAA nine areas of responsibilities are applicable. There is no applicable corrective action.

As the FAA filed it

THE PARAGLIDER WAS A SINGLE PARACHUTE SINGLE OCCUPANT PARAGLIDER OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR 103. IT DID NOT REQUIRE AND WAS UNREGISTERED WITH THE FAA. THE PARAGLIDER IMPACTED MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE. THE OPERATOR RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE MAKE AND MODEL OF THE PARAGLIDER IS UNKNOWN. IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER THERE WERE ANY TECHNICAL OR OPERATIONAL FACTORS. THE OPERATOR DID NOT REQUIRE AN FAA CERTIFICATE FOR THE FLIGHT. NO OTHER TYPE OF FAA ISSUED AIRMAN CERTIFICATE WAS FOUND FOR THE OPERATOR. 14 CFR 103 DOES NOT HAVE ANY SPECIFIC REGULATORY PERIODIC INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PARAGLIDER. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN AN AIRWORTHY CONDITION. NONE OF THE FAA NINE AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITIES ARE APPLICABLE. THERE IS NO APPLICABLE CORRECTIVE ACTION.