# Accident 20260815010449A: Powrachute PEGASUS, Humboldt, TN, August 15, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2026, 18:30 local time
- Place: Humboldt, TN
- Airport: Humboldt Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8022° N, 88.8749° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8022&lon=-88.8749&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2541Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2541Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Powrachute PEGASUS (registry code 05901JZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/powrachute-pegasus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: POWRACHUTE PEGASUS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA306) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260815010449A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 15, 2026, AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 CDT, THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) OF A POWRACHUTE PEGASUS LIGHT-SPORT AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, INITIATED A SOUTHBOUND TAKEOFF FROM A DESIGNATED TURF RUNWAY AT HUMBOLDT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (M53), HUMBOLDT, TENNESSEE.

DURING THE INITIAL TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A UNFORESTED WIND GUST THAT DEFLECTED THE PARACHUTE CANOPY TO THE SOUTHEAST, PULLING THE AIRCRAFT TOWARD THE SOUTHERN PERIMETER. THE PIC IMMEDIATELY RETARDED THE THROTTLE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF; HOWEVER, DUE TO THE TURF STRIP'S DESCENDING DOWNHILL GRADIENT, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD AND COLLIDED WITH A FOUR-FOOT CHAIN-LINK FENCE. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE INITIAL IMPACT, A SECONDARY GUST INFLATED THE EXPOSED CANOPY, LIFTING AND OVERTURNING THE AIRCRAFT OVER THE BOUNDARY FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED IN A GRASSY MEDIAN ADJACENT TO THE STATE HIGHWAY. BYSTANDERS ASSISTED THE PILOT FROM THE WRECKAGE AND HE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY AIRLIFTED TO THE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IN MEMPHIS.

A POST-ACCIDENT VISUAL EXAMINATION NOTED SIGNIFICANT PHYSICAL CONSTRAINTS ALONG THE TURF STRIP, CHARACTERIZED BY AN UNEVEN DESCENDING GRADIENT AND THE ABSENCE OF A DESIGNATED OVERRUN SAFETY AREA. THE FOUR-FOOT CHAIN-LINK PERIMETER FENCE BORDERS THE SOUTH AND EAST MARGINS OF THE AIRPORT, DELINEATING THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY FROM THE ROADWAY BELOW.

## 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 ERA26LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA306), Aug 16, 2026: Powrachute Pegasus (N2541Z), Humboldt, TN, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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