# NTSB ERA18WA261: Skyrunner MK 3.2, N143SR, Margham, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 9, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 9, 2018, 15:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Margham, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Coordinates: 24.898332, 55.619445 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.8983&lon=55.6194&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 98354
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA18WA261
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98354/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18WA261

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) (defining event); cases with it: [Skyrunner MK 3.2, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=06001AP), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N143SR-2019-09-06), registration cancelled 2019-09-06, S/N 0116C 914 MK 32503 007 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKYRUNNER MK 3.2
- Registry model: [Skyrunner MK 3.2](https://openairdocs.org/model/skyrunner-mk-3-2) (registry code 06001AP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Powered parachute
- Serial number: 0116C 914 MK 32
- Engines: 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

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 240° at 12 knots
- Temperature: 79 °F

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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