# NTSB CEN26LA308: Six Chuter SR7 XL, N5617X, Amery, WI, September 3, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: September 2, 2026, 20:07 local (Sep 3, 2026, 01:07 UTC)
- Place: Amery, WI
- Coordinates: 45.277629, -92.37043
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2776&lon=-92.3704&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203738
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN26LA308
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203738/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA308

## Preliminary report

On September 2, 2026, about 2007 central daylight time, a Six Chuter SR7XL experimental light-sport powered parachute, N5617X, was involved in an accident near Amery, Wisconsin. The pilot was seriously injured. The powered parachute was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot was conducting a post maintenance test flight after he had just completed a condition inspection on the powered parachute. During the inspection he had changed several hoses. The pilot told a witness the engine just quit. The powered parachute impacted trees while attempting to land and the pilot was seriously injured. The powered parachute was recovered and retained for further investigation.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Maneuvering: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Six Chuter SR7 XL, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=05901RL), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5617X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5617X), registered now, S/N 99-2211-SR7XL (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIX CHUTER INC SR7 XL
- Registry model: [Six Chuter SR7 XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/six-chuter-sr7-xl) (registry code 05901QZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rotax 582DCDI](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (registry code 55562, 2 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Powered parachute, amateur-built
- Serial number: 99-2211-SR7XL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Departed: KAHH, Amery, WI
- Airport: AHH

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 70° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter: 29.88 inHg
- Observed at: KRNH, 11 nm away
- METAR: METAR KRNH 030115Z AUTO 07003KT 10SM SCT070 26/21 A2988 RMK AO2 T02620210=

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.

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