SERS · DESTINY 2000 · 2015-05-23 · Eltopia, WA, USA
Event
NTSB number
GAA15LA085
Event ID
20150526X72119
Type
Accident
Date
2015-05-23
Location
Eltopia, WA, USA
Coordinates
46.429721, -119.021667
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
DESTINY
Model
2000
Registration
N3376
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The flight instructor’s failure to tell the student pilot to abort the takeoff after the powered parachute experienced wing oscillations, which resulted in the student pilot’s loss of aircraft control during initial climb and subsequent impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's decision to conduct training in a powered parachute without dual flight controls.