Condor CONDOR N3502X

Summary

On 5 July 2020 at about 01:30 local time, a Condor CONDOR registered N3502X was involved in an accident near Freedom, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 July 2020 at 01:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Freedom, Wisconsin, United States

Coordinates

44.3764, -88.2714

Aircraft

Condor CONDOR

Registration

N3502X

Year built

2003

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Oneida → Freedom

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN20CA275

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to initiate a climb in a timely manner which resulted in contact with wires.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said he was flying over his home's driveway with a passenger so a family member could take pictures as he flew over.  He said he descended to an altitude he thought was above wires at the end of his driveway, which he estimated were 25 ft above the ground.  As he tracked along the driveway he added full power to climb when he was about 500 ft from the wires, but the powered parachute climbed slowly and the left wheel caught a wire.  The aircraft descended into the ground, substantially bending and damaging the aircraft's fuselage structure that included the parachute attachment point. The pilot indicated there were no mechanical anomalies with the aircraft that contributed to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.