Sixchuter SPIRIT XL N538DR

Summary

On 18 August 2023 at about 23:45 local time, a Sixchuter SPIRIT XL registered N538DR was involved in an accident near Hovland, Minnesota, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 August 2023 at 23:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Hovland, Minnesota, United States

Coordinates

47.8438, -89.9386

Aircraft

Sixchuter SPIRIT XL

Registration

N538DR

Year built

2003

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hovland → Hovland

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN23LA376

1 person died.

The collision with the lake by a noncertificated pilot for reasons that could not be determined.

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

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The non-certificated pilot departed in the powered parachute on a local flight. When the pilot did not return for landing, search and rescue efforts were initiated that located the deceased pilot in a lake in about 44 ft of water. The aircraft was not located. Flight track information for the flight was not available. The pilot never held a medical certificate, and no pilot or maintenance logbooks were made available to the investigation. An autopsy of the pilot was performed, and the cause of death was hypothermia and drowning. Toxicology testing was negative for screened drugs and alcohol.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.