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.
Powerline collision / Near Miss
High — very likely identified
At about 4:15pm on Friday 5 September, a 48-year-old man from Wagga Wagga was operating a paramotor at the Bull Paddock Sports Fields in Tumut. He had launched from the Council-managed recreational area and was conducting low passes over the fields and adjacent racecourse when he collided with overhead powerlines. The pilot sustained burns and trauma from the collision.
Collision with overhead powerlines while conducting low passes over the sports fields and racecourse. The pilot was operating at low altitude in an area with powerline hazards.
Burns and trauma from powerline collision. Patient was airlifted to Royal North Shore Hospital.
September 5, 2024
16:15:00
Australia
Tumut, Bull Paddock Sports Fields
48-year-old man from Wagga Wagga
A man was airlifted to Royal North Shore Hospital after hitting powerlines while flying his paramotor in Tumut on Friday. At about 4:15pm on Friday 5 September, emergency services responded to reports of a paramotor collision at the Bull Paddock Sports Fields, Tumut. A 48-year-old man from Wagga Wagga sustained burns and trauma after colliding with overhead powerlines while operating a paramotor. The man had launched from the Council-managed recreational area and was conducting low passes over the fields and adjacent racecourse when the incident occurred. Police and NSW Ambulance paramedics were alerted by members of the public and assisted with first aid upon arrival. The man was later airlifted to the Royal North Shore Hospital. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) and the Sports Aviation Federation of Australia (SAFA) have been notified.