# NTSB ERA26LA306: Powrachute Pegasus, N2541Z, Humboldt, TN, August 16, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: August 15, 2026, 19:30 local (Aug 16, 2026, 00:30 UTC)
- Place: Humboldt, TN
- Coordinates: 35.802183, -88.874934 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8022&lon=-88.8749&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203612
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA306
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203612/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA306

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Powrachute PEGASUS, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05901JZ), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2541Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2541Z), registered now, S/N A-359-PEG, built 2005 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: POWRACHUTE PEGASUS
- Registry model: [Powrachute PEGASUS](https://openairdocs.org/model/powrachute-pegasus) (registry code 05901JZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rotax 582DCDI](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (registry code 55562, 2 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Powered parachute
- Serial number: A-359-PEG
- Year built: 2005
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: M53, Humboldt Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20260815010449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260815010449A), Aug 15, 2026: Powrachute PEGASUS, Humboldt, TN, Minor damage. On August 15, 2026, at approximately 1830 CDT, the pilot in command (PIC) of a Powrachute Pegasus light-sport aircraft, registration [privacy data omitted],…

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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