Accident · 2004-06-28
What the record says
- Event date
- 2004-06-28
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Fatal injury
- Aircraft
- APCO Powered Parachute (NUNREG)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- Dean C. Dillon Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Dean C. Dillon
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of control as a result of trying a low altitude quick turning maneuver. A factor was the pilot's lack of experience in the aircraft.
Source: NTSB case SEA04LA119Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.