Six Chuter SKYE RYDER AEROCHUTE UNREG

Summary

On 19 June 2011 at about 02:15 local time, a Six Chuter SKYE RYDER AEROCHUTE registered UNREG, operated by Ben V Titera, was involved in an accident near Tooele, Utah, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 June 2011 at 02:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Tooele, Utah, United States

Coordinates

40.5347, -112.7639

Aircraft

Six Chuter SKYE RYDER AEROCHUTE

Registration

UNREG

Engines

1

Operator

Ben V Titera

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Iosepa Rec Area → Iosepa Rec Area

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR11LA270

1 person died.

The operation of a powered parachute by a non-certificated pilot. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to conduct a flight in a strong gusty wind.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The non-certificated pilot, who had made only four previous flights in the powered parachute (PPC), advised the individual who had been giving him instruction in the PPC that he was going to conduct a solo flight. Because the wind in the area where the pilot was going to fly was strong and gusty, the individual who had been giving him instruction advised him not to attempt a flight until he came to the area to check out the wind conditions. When the individual who had been providing the instruction got to the area where he expected the pilot to be waiting, he found that the pilot had already attempted a flight, and that the PPC had crashed. A postaccident examination of the PPC did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal flight operations. Because the wind in the area was gusting to about 35 mph, which, according to the PPC’s manufacturer, was beyond the limits of what a pilot with this amount of experience could be expected to handle, it is likely that the pilot lost control of the PPC while in flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.