- Date
- February 9, 2018, 15:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Margham, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N143SRSkyrunner MK 3.2
- Defining event
- Initial climb: Collision during takeoff/land
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 98354
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
The government of the United Arab Emirates has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a SkyRunner, MK-3.2 Powered Parachute that occurred on February 09, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of United Arab Emirates's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of the United Arab Emirates.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N143SR
- Reported as
- Skyrunner MK 3.2
- Category
- Powered parachute
- Serial number
- 0116C 914 MK 32
- Engine
- Rotax 914-UL, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- UAL Inc.
- Registered owner
- Skyrunner Llc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Special light-sport (Special)
- Departed
- Margham, Dubai
- Destination
- Margham, Dubai
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Equipment
- Unknown
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 12 knots
- Temperature
- 79 °F