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N785CP accident description

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Crash location 37.142500°N, 113.310556°W
Nearest city Hurricane, UT
37.175261°N, 113.289948°W
2.5 miles away
Tail number N785CP
Accident date 16 Oct 2007
Aircraft type Poser DM 582 Buckeye
Additional details: None

NTSB Factual Report

The pilot stated in his Pilot-Operator Aircraft Accident Report that during takeoff from his fourth touch-and-go in his powered parachute he encountered a dust devil. The wind shift pulled the parachute from overhead to horizontal very rapidly, driving the right front of the carriage into the ground from an altitude of 8-10 feet. The carriage then cartwheeled and came to rest upside down.

The pilot stated that the parachute and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing wind conditions and subsequent failure to maintain aircraft control.

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