🇺🇸Smoketown, Pennsylvania, United States

Pilot had an extremely close call with a Cessna aircraft while flying at 300 AGL, 1.5 miles from a non-towered airport. The Cessna pilot was flying directly into the sun and didn't see the paramotor. The PPG pilot spotted the aircraft to his far left and performed rapid evasive maneuvers, executing what turned into a giant wingover due to the rapid brake input. The aircraft passed overhead with minimal separation.

🇺🇸Willard, Utah, United States

Pilot with 10-50 hours experience climbed 5,000 feet toward Willard Peak in strong winds and encountered severe lee side rotor turbulence. Wing became unflyable and pilot fell 50-100 feet to the ground. Fatal impact.

🇺🇸Northern Utah, Utah, United States

Pilot crashed while performing low acrobatics, sustaining multiple fractures and brain injury. Airlifted to trauma center.

🇺🇸Brainerd, Minnesota, United States

81-year-old pilot experienced engine malfunction during landing approach when something fell off the engine and broke the propeller blade. Aircraft crashed into trees and became suspended. Pilot attempted to unbuckle himself and fell approximately 50 feet to his death.

🇺🇸Jackson, Michigan, United States

Instructor pilot crashed his paramotor after trying to drop a toy parachute soldier at low altitude (~30ft). He found his paramotor veering left, likely overcorrected to the right, and impacted the ground hard on his right side. Unknown if brakes became tangled in risers or if there was equipment malfunction.

🇺🇸Frederick, Colorado, United States

Pilot performing aggressive low-altitude turn for onlookers lost airspeed, suffered asymmetrical collapse, pendulumed and impacted ground resulting in fatality

🇬🇧Derry, United Kingdom

Paramotor pilot experienced engine failure shortly after launch and landed in long grass where they sustained injury.

🇦🇺Tumut, Bull Paddock Sports Fields, Australia

48-year-old pilot from Wagga Wagga collided with overhead powerlines while conducting low passes over Bull Paddock Sports Fields in Tumut. Pilot sustained burns and trauma and was airlifted to Royal North Shore Hospital.

🇺🇸Pennsylvania, United States

Pre-solo student practicing inflations and taxiing with instructor on radio. Wing started to collapse during forward run. Instructor commanded 'kill power, kill power' but student misheard as 'power, power' and went to full power. Wing lines were ingested by prop, student's arm was pulled into frame which bent as a result.

🇬🇧Winchester, United Kingdom

Pilot struck by propeller while ground starting paramotor unit (not secured on back), causing lacerations to right arm and chest

🇬🇧Dover, Kent, United Kingdom

Pilot experienced asymmetric collapse while fully accelerated at 1,600ft during competition task. Wing collapsed, rotated 3 times twisting risers, wing got chewed by propeller. Reserve successfully deployed at ~600ft. Pilot landed safely without injuries.

🇺🇸Nashville, Tennessee, United States

During ground starting for maintenance, engine stuck at full throttle, paramotor tackled pilot, head went through cage into spinning propeller causing severe scalp injury

🇵🇷Isabella, Puerto Rico

54-year-old pilot crashed face-down near beach, possibly due to terrain turbulence or collision with vegetation. No witnesses. Pilot remained unconscious and died July 4th.

🇺🇸Garden Ridge, Texas, United States

Pilot flared too late during trike landing, bounced and turned toward hangar. Attempted to stop trike with foot resulting in triple ankle fracture.

🇬🇧Landsdown, Bath, United Kingdom

Pilot lost control after entering a spiral dive over the landing field and impacted the ground, sustaining injuries.