24-year-old male pilot crashed into a field for unknown reasons while flying a small advanced glider mid-day, sustaining serious injuries including broken vertebrae, broken knee, and torn ACL.
Minimal — nothing is clear
A 24-year-old pilot from Galva was paragliding in the area of 23rd Avenue and Overland Road northeast of Galva around 1:45 p.m., when he crashed into a field for unknown reasons. He was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. He was wearing a helmet and safety goggles at the time of the crash. According to social media comments, the pilot was flying a small advanced glider.
field
Broken vertebrae, broken knee, torn ACL. Pilot was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
March 1, 2025
13:45:00
United States
McPherson County, Kansas
Footlaunch
24-year-old male, unknown experience level, unknown rating
Mid-day conditions, wind speed unknown
Return to the incident list: Incident List Pilot sustains serious injuries after mid-day crash PPG Type: Foot Launch – Single Occupant Type of Injury: Major Injury Pilot Details Age: 24 Weight: Gender: Male Highest rating held at the time of the incident: Unknown Pilot experience level: Unknown Gear Details Wing Brand: Model: Size: Paramotor Frame: with Incident Details March 1, 2025 1:45 PM Location of the incident: Mcpherson County, Kansas Type of Incident: Collision with terrain or ground obstacle, Unknown This report is from this news article: https://www.kake.com/home/man-seriously-injured-in-paragliding-crash-in-rural-mcpherson-county/article_de90d684-f701-11ef-ba6d-b7944bc27abd.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawPEPp1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA80MDk5NjI2MjMwODU2MDkAAR4OpWlZc_N940OoddZlTiQMByCxaEGJG8TMdPFjd_GsM5TP6kObWMpZMqzUPA_aem_0eQjsY9DBFJ7A_Tdknnkzw “MCPHERSON COUNTY, Kan. (KAKE) – A 24-year-old Galva man was seriously injured in a paragliding accident Saturday afternoon. The Kansas Highway Patrol says [redacted] was paragliding in the area of 23rd Avenue and Overland Road northeast of Galva around 1:45 p.m., when he crashed into a field for unknown reasons. He was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. He was wearing a helmet and safety goggles at the time of the crash.” From social media comments, it appears the pilot was flying a small advanced glider. Injuries include broken vertebrae, broken knee, torn acl. Flight Window: Midday Wind Speed: N/A or Unknown Type: N/A or Unknown Phase of Flight: Cruise/In Flight Type of Injury: Major Injury Collateral Damage: N/A or Unknown Analysis of the incident (additional input by the incident investigation team): Photos (if available): Video (if available): Other Files (if available): Return to the incident list: Incident List