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Incident Date: April 10, 2024
Location: Romeo, Michigan
PPG Type: Foot Launch – Single Occupant

Brief description of the incident:
Pull start cord got caught in belt during flight, resulted in loss of thrust.

Incident Date: March 12, 2024
Location: ceiba, Puerto Rico
PPG Type: Foot Launch – Single Occupant

Brief description of the incident:
pilot lands hard and ends up in the water

Incident Date: March 5, 2024
Location: San Antonio, Texas
PPG Type: Foot Launch – Single Occupant

Brief description of the incident:
Pilot stalled the wing

Incident Date: November 7, 2023
Location: Forsyth, Illinois
PPG Type: Foot Launch – Single Occupant

Brief description of the incident:
30MPH wind Gust causes wing to collapse at 200 feet – causing PPG pilot to impact ground

Incident Date: November 5, 2023
Location: Largrange, Kentucky
PPG Type: Foot Launch – Single Occupant

Brief description of the incident:
Wind trouble in landing with motor not running at full power due to temp change and tuning issues. Flew over horses while trying to land safely

Incident Date: October 27, 2023
Location: Beebe, Arkansas
PPG Type: Foot Launch – Single Occupant

Brief description of the incident:
Motor out. Landed in a tree

Incident Date: October 7, 2023
Location: Barceloneta, Puerto Rico
PPG Type: Foot Launch – Single Occupant

Brief description of the incident:
Pilot sustains severe injuries while ground-starting.

Incident Date: September 14, 2023
Location: Buckley Washington, Washington
PPG Type: Foot Launch – Single Occupant

Brief description of the incident:
The paramotor operator circled and dived his paraglider during White River High School football game in Buckley WA to within feet of the ground and 100 ft or less to a grand stand full of spectators.

Incident Date: June 25, 2023
Location: Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
PPG Type: Foot Launch – Single Occupant

Brief description of the incident:
Wrapped Tip Steer pushed Pilot toward Trees, Vehicles

Incident Date: May 29, 2023
Location: Manhattan, Kansas
PPG Type: Foot Launch – Single Occupant

Brief description of the incident:
Fall during kiting resulting in dislocated pinky.

Incident Date: April 14, 2023
Location: Port Charlotte/ Cape haze preserve, Florida
PPG Type: Foot Launch – Single Occupant

Brief description of the incident:
One trim released one not, 250 agl

Incident Date: February 17, 2023
Location: Maricopa county, Arizona
PPG Type: Foot Launch – Single Occupant

Brief description of the incident:
Midair collision

Incident Date: December 10, 2022
Location: GREELEY, Colorado
PPG Type: Foot Launch – Single Occupant

Brief description of the incident:
Tumbleweed in brakes, close call

Incident Date: November 21, 2022
Location: Lancaster, South Carolina
PPG Type: Foot Launch – Single Occupant

Brief description of the incident:
A bit of a close call with a small helicopter near sunset.

Incident Date: October 9, 2022
Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
PPG Type: Foot Launch – Single Occupant

Brief description of the incident:
Pilot sustains serious arm injury while ground starting

Incident Date: October 2, 2022
Location: Henderson, Nevada
PPG Type: Foot Launch – Single Occupant

Brief description of the incident:
Pilot died on impact

Incident Date: September 3, 2022
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
PPG Type: Foot Launch – Single Occupant

Brief description of the incident:
Un forecast gust front resulted in wing collapse and pilot fatality.

Incident Date: August 20, 2022
Location: Fowler, Illinois
PPG Type: Wheel Launch – Single Occupant

Brief description of the incident:
Botched takeoff

Incident Date: August 17, 2022
Location: Oregon, Wisconsin
PPG Type: Foot Launch – Single Occupant

Brief description of the incident:
Deployed Reserve During Takeoff

Incident Date: August 11, 2022
Location: Edwardsville, Indiana
PPG Type: Foot Launch – Single Occupant

Brief description of the incident:
Pilot sustains severe knee injury attempting launch

Incident Date: June 24, 2022
Location: Farmersville, Texas
PPG Type: Foot Launch

Brief description of the incident:
Pilot died on impact!

Incident Date: March 1, 2022
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
PPG Type: Foot Launch

Brief description of the incident:
Avoiding powerlines

Incident Date: February 5, 2022
Location: Glamis, California
PPG Type: Foot Launch

Brief description of the incident:
Asymmetrical wing collapse in rotor

Incident Date: February 4, 2022
Location: Salton Sea, California
PPG Type: Foot Launch

Brief description of the incident:
Drag after landing in high winds

Incident Date: October 31, 2021
Location: Clearwater, Minnesota
PPG Type: Foot Launch – Single Occupant

Brief description of the incident:
Pilot sustains broken back after ground collision.

Incident Date: August 25, 2021
Location: ,
PPG Type:

Brief description of the incident:
Heel prop strike

Incident Date: July 19, 2021
Location: ,
PPG Type:

Brief description of the incident:
Crash shortly after takeoff, First Flight Ever, fr

Incident Date: March 9, 2021
Location: ,
PPG Type:

Brief description of the incident:
Propeller Strike to Jaw and Shoulder

Incident Date: November 12, 2020
Location: ,
PPG Type:

Brief description of the incident:
Riser Twist at Low Altitude

Incident Date: October 3, 2020
Location: Romeo, Michigan
PPG Type: Foot Launch – Single Occupant

Brief description of the incident:
Airbox Fell Off In Flight

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