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Minor⚠️ Potentially FatalMar 5, 2024✈️

Pilot stalled the wing at 70 ft AGL - San Antonio, Texas

🇺🇸San Antonio, Texas, United States

Pilot stalled the wing at approximately 70 feet AGL during cruise flight and could not recover. Resulted in parachute fall and minor injury. Pilot notes that altitude was critical factor - incident would have been recoverable at higher altitude.

🪂 Ozone F3⚙️ P2F with Mostor 185
Minor⚠️ Potentially FatalFeb 1, 2024✈️

Gin Carve 2 speedbar collapse during review flight

Pilot experienced an asymmetric collapse while testing full speedbar on a Gin Carve 2 at 2,000 ft altitude in smooth conditions. Motor died during the collapse. Pilot had stowed brakes to avoid accidental input. Successfully recovered with adequate altitude.

🪂 Gin Carve 2
Minor⚠️ Potentially FatalOct 27, 2023✈️

Motor out, landed in tree - Beebe, Arkansas

🇺🇸Beebe, Arkansas, United States

Pilot experienced engine malfunction during cruise flight. Attempted to reach landing zone over trees but was too low to clear them. Landed in tree with no pilot injuries. Wing sustained repairable damage.

🪂 Apco Karisma 2⚙️ Kangook with N80
SeriousAug 9, 2023✈️

Wing tip drag crash in wheat field, broken heel bone - Trevor Steele

🇺🇸Flathead Lake, Montana, United States

Experienced pilot crashed while attempting a wing tip drag maneuver in a wheat field in Montana. Wing tip hooked the wheat and pulled him into the ground, resulting in a broken heel bone requiring surgery. Incident occurred after 9-day road trip with extensive flying, fatigue, and shifted risk tolerance.

Minor⚠️ Potentially FatalNov 21, 2022✈️

Close call with helicopter during wingover maneuvers near sunset

🇺🇸Lancaster, South Carolina, United States

Pilot performing wingovers while descending encountered a helicopter flying at treetop level. Helicopter pilot saw PPG first and took evasive action, passing 500-700 feet away horizontally. No collision or injuries.

🪂 Ozone Roadster 3⚙️ Parajet Maverick
Minor⚠️ Potentially FatalAug 15, 2022🛫

Engine cutoff immediately after takeoff

🇺🇸Little Compton, Massachusetts, United States

Just after take off I went to turn to the left to avoid tennis court/forest in front of me when my engine cut off completely leading to parachutal stall and a very hard landing with injuries

🪂 Ozone Mojo PWR 2 / EN-A Beginner Glider⚙️ Liberty Paramotor Titanium
⚠️ FatalMay 13, 2022✈️

Fatal deep stall incident - Jeff

🇺🇸Berlin Township, Wayne County, United States

Experienced pilot Jeff died in a suspected deep stall/parachutal situation during an early morning flight in foggy conditions with mist. Reserve was deployed but didn't have time to fully inflate. Wing was found perfectly laid out, trims fully closed, with internal rib damage.

🪂 Ozone Sirocco II⚙️ Flash Cruiser (Easy Pear Butterfly)🛞 Trike
⚠️ FatalMar 27, 2021✈️

Fatal accident during low wingovers - Dustin Apgar

🇺🇸Maricopa, Arizona, United States

Pilot died after performing low wingovers near the ground. Witness reports he landed briefly, took off again, and went down within 5 minutes. Accident happened very quickly with no recovery possible.

MinorSep 5, 2020✈️

Paramotor water landing in river due to wake turbulence during foot dragging

🇺🇸Westport, Ohio - Scioto River (Dave Purdin Fly-In), United States

Pilot landed in river while foot dragging behind two other pilots. Got pushed into water by prop wash from pilots ahead. Stood up immediately in shallow water, took 3 attempts to launch from sandbar while soaking wet, successfully flew back to landing zone.

Minor⚠️ Potentially FatalDec 24, 2019🛫

Kyle O'Glee Christmas Eve crash - Low altitude turn into ground during takeoff

🇺🇸Springhill, Louisiana, United States

Experienced pilot crashed during takeoff after multiple failed launch attempts in zero/variable wind conditions. Exhausted from repeated attempts, launched toward a tree, attempted aggressive low-altitude turn to avoid it, spun out and slid into the ground. Minor equipment damage, no injuries.

⚠️ FatalJul 29, 2019✈️

Grant Thompson (King of Random) fatal paragliding accident

🇺🇸Sand Hollow State Park, Utah, United States

Grant Thompson died in a paragliding accident when his wing collapsed while flying at approximately 100 feet altitude in thermally active conditions over hilly desert terrain.

Serious⚠️ Potentially FatalJun 15, 2019✈️

Andy Bean wind shear collapse at 300ft - broken neck and back

🇺🇸Moncks Corner, South Carolina, United States

Experienced pilot encountered severe wind shear at 300 feet during early morning flight. Wing collapsed catastrophically, pilot fell through lines with line twist and hit ground in spiral. Survived with broken neck, broken back, and internal injuries.

🪂 Sky Flux
Minor⚠️ Potentially FatalMay 25, 2019✈️

Exhaust silencer melts hole in gas tank in-flight

🇺🇸United States

Exhaust silencer came loose and melted hole in gas tank during flight due to worn brass wear bushing, causing equipment damage but no injuries

🪂 MacPara Colorado⚙️ Miniplane
MinorMar 27, 2018🛬

Hard landing after left brake release during landing

🪂 Ozone Buzz⚙️ Air Conception Nitro 200
⚠️ FatalMar 11, 2018✈️

Paramotor pilot died after falling into Malakhovo lake near Orenburg

🇷🇺Orenburg, Malakhovo lake, Russia

34-year-old paramotor pilot was flying over Malakhovo lake covered with thin ice. While attempting to perform footdrag over the ice surface, he touched the ice, fell into the water and died. The flight was not authorized, pilot lacked sufficient qualifications.

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