# NTSB Accident WPR12LA149
> **Powrachute Sky Rascal** · 2012-03-30 · Indio, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR12LA149
- **Event ID:** 20120330X03721
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-03-30
- **Location:** Indio, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.744167, -116.233886
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Powrachute
- **Model:** Sky Rascal
- **Registration:** UNREG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The operation of an airplane by a non-certificated pilot. Contributing to the accident was the non-certificated pilot's failure to maintain clearance from powerlines during initial climb in gusty wind conditions.

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