Six Chuter LEGEND N290TQ

Summary

On 2 March 2022 at about 17:42 local time, a Six Chuter LEGEND registered N290TQ was involved in an accident near Toquerville, Utah, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 March 2022 at 17:42

Classification

Accident

Location

Toquerville, Utah, United States

Coordinates

37.2833, -113.3061

Aircraft

Six Chuter LEGEND

Registration

N290TQ

Year built

2022

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR22LA117

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot’s improper throttle input which resulted in a loss of engine power and subsequent impact with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the powered parachute reported that, about two weeks before the accident flight, he changed the throttle linkage connection to the throttle quadrant from the original connection to pull back for full throttle to push forward for full throttle. During the accident flight he was maneuvering the powered parachute to avoid powerlines, and mistakenly pulled the throttle back to gain altitude and subsequently cut engine power. Unable to clear the powerlines he immediately made a hard left turn and impacted the rising terrain. The powered parachute was destroyed during the post accident fire. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the powered parachute that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.