Destiny Powered Parachutes Llc DESTINY 2000 accident near Arcanum, OH
On August 25, 2009, a Destiny Powered Parachutes Llc DESTINY 2000 was involved in an accident near Arcanum, OH. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 25, 2009
- Place
- Arcanum, OH
- Aircraft
- Destiny Powered Parachutes Llc DESTINY 2000 · PPAR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 39.992°N, 84.554°W
- NTSB ID
- 20090902X21452
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 24, 2009, about 2045 eastern daylight time, a Destiny 2000 powered-parachute, N5604B, and an unregistered Phantom X-1E aircraft collided in-flight at a private airstrip near Arcanum, Ohio. Both aircraft were substantially damaged. The flights were being conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The pilot of N5604B sustained fatal injuries. The pilot of the Phantom sustained serious injuries. Both aircraft were returning from separate local flights at the time of the accident. Both pilots normally operated out of separate grass airstrips located on their property. A two-lane roadway separated the pilot’s property, with the Destiny 2000 powered parachute pilot’s property immediately north of the roadway and the Phantom aircraft pilot’s property immediately south of the roadway. The airstrip used by the powered parachute was 1,200 feet long by 60 feet wide and was oriented east-west along the roadway. A residence and 50 to 60-foot tall trees were located adjacent to the west end of the airstrip. The grass airstrip used by the Phantom aircraft was about 700 feet long by 50 feet wide and oriented in a north-south direction. The north end of that airstrip was located immediately adjacent to the roadway bordering both pilots’ property. In addition, the extended centerline of the north-south airstrip intersected the east-west airstrip about 200 feet from the east end. The pilot of the Phantom X-1E reported that he departed about 2015 for a short local flight. He noted that the pilot of the p
Probable cause
The failure of pilot of the other aircraft to maintain an adequate visual lookout in order to avoid the collision with an aircraft on final approach to land.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
