Infinity INFINITY N208FA
12 August 2010 · Little Rock, Arkansas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 12 August 2010 at about 01:00 local time, a Infinity INFINITY registered N208FA, operated by Wooding Joshua S, was involved in an accident near Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 01:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- None (None)
- Coordinates
- 34.8036, -92.3739
- Aircraft
- Infinity INFINITY
- Registration
- N208FA
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wooding Joshua S
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- N Little Rock → N Little Rock
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN10LA492
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The failure of the control lanyard for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While the powered parachute was in a right descending spiral from 800 feet to 200 feet, the pilot and his passenger felt a violent shudder. The pilot could not visually detect anything unusual with the parachute and attempted to return to level flight by reducing engine power and adding opposite control input. Despite his efforts, the aircraft did not respond; it continued in a steep descending turn until it impacted the water. A postaccident examination of the aircraft revealed that the parachute experienced a seam failure at the 5th and 6th cell seam. In addition, a broken control lanyard was found. The reason for the control lanyard’s failure was not determined.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Infinity INFINITY accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 2012 | Infinity INFINITY 2003 | Wilmore, Kentucky, United States | Ferrell Charles Steven | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2010 | Piper PA-28-181 | Umpire, Arkansas, United States | Michael Hunt | Fatal | 4 |
| 8 Oct 2010 | Cessna 175C | Humphrey, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 2010 | Cessna 310C | Ashdown, Arkansas, United States | Stoneman Excavating Co Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 2010 | Beechcraft 95-C55 | Ozark, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 2010 | Bell 206L-1 | Walnut Grove, Arkansas, United States | Air Evac EMS Inc | Fatal | 3 |
| 3 May 2010 | Aero Commander S2R | DeWitt, Arkansas, United States | Aufderheide Flying Service Inc | Fatal | 1 |