SERS · POWRACHUTE LLC AIRWOLF 912ULS · 2012-04-01 · Plant City, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA12LA264
Event ID
20120402X71359
Type
Accident
Date
2012-04-01
Location
Plant City, FL, USA
Coordinates
28.135555, -82.141113
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
POWRACHUTE LLC
Model
AIRWOLF 912ULS
Registration
N415BA
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
MINR
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The flight instructor’s failure to ensure an obstruction-free takeoff path prior to initiating the takeoff and his inadequate preflight inspection of the powered parachute’s flight controls, which resulted in a collision with trees during the takeoff.