Accident to the powered parachute registered 08-NR on 04/17/16 at Raucourt-et-Flaba (08)

Décollage par vent traversier, diminution de la puissance du moteur en montée initiale, fermeture asymétrique et abattée de la voile, collision avec le sol

Responsible entity

France - BEA

Investigation progression Closed

Progress: 100%

Local flight from Raucourt-et-Flaba (08)

The pilot took off from a mud track on board a paramotor. A witness stated that at a height of about 50m, engine power decreased, the paramotor turned over and stalled. The paramotor collided with the ground in a field.

Final report (FR) (2017/09/19)

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General information
Local date	17/04/2016
Responsible entity	France - BEA
State or area of occurrence	France - 08 Ardennes
Location	Raucourt-et-Flaba
Human consequences	Fatal
Number of death	1
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
Occurence category	LOC-I: Loss of control - inflight, TURB: Turbulence encounter
File number	BEA2016-0209

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Microlight - Microlight-Class 1-Paramotor
Operator	France
Manufacturer / Model	OTHER
Aircraft Registration	08-NR
State of registry	France
Last departure point	France - Other (Raucourt-et-Flaba)
Planned destination	France - Other (Raucourt-et-Flaba)
Flight phase	Take-off
Serial number
Operator Type AG	Private owner
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Pleasure - Local

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