- Date
- March 2, 2022, 10:42 local (17:42 UTC)
- Place
- Toquerville, UT · near power transmission lines
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N290TQSix Chuter Legend
- Defining event
- Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Loss of control in flight
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class
- Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Parties
- FAA FSDO
- FAA report
- 20220302003649A
- Case key
- 104729
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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Probable cause
The pilot’s improper throttle input which resulted in a loss of engine power and subsequent impact with terrain.
Findings · 2
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
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.
Analysis
The pilot of the powered parachute reported that, about two weeks before the accident flight, he changed the throttle linkage connection to the throttle quadrant from the original connection to pull back for full throttle to push forward for full throttle. During the accident flight he was maneuvering the powered parachute to avoid powerlines, and mistakenly pulled the throttle back to gain altitude and subsequently cut engine power. Unable to clear the powerlines he immediately made a hard left turn and impacted the rising terrain. The powered parachute was destroyed during the post accident fire. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the powered parachute that would have precluded normal operation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N290TQ
- Reported as
- Six Chuter Legend
- Category
- Powered parachute
- Serial number
- 3213
- Built
- 2022
- Airframe hours
- 11
- Engine
- Aeromomentum AM15hp, 147 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Stacey Eaton
- Airworthiness certificate
- Unknown
- Destination
- Same as departure
- Airport
- N/A
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Injuries
- Serious
- Certificate
- Sport Pilot
- Medical
- Sport pilot, Without waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- June 16, 2020
- Seat
- Front
- Restraint
- 4-point
- Flight hours
- 150 total · 40 in this make and model · 140 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 0 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.26 inHg
- Observed at
- KSGU, 18 nm away
- METAR
- METAR KSGU 021556Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/M03 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP243 T00611028=
Docket · 2
The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 22, 2022, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 2.3 MB in all.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.