ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 344765
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| Date: | Friday 18 August 2023 |
| Time: | 18:45 |
| Type: | Six Chuter Spirit XL |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N538DR |
| MSN: | 2879 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hovland, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hovland, MN (private) |
| Hovland, MN (private) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause: The collision with the lake by a noncertificated pilot for reasons that could not be determined.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.northernnewsnow.com/2023/08/21/missing-pilots-son-joins-search-cook-county/
https://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/national/article278445109.html
https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/search-underway-for-missing-powered-parachute-pilot-in-northern-minnesota
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/pilot-denny-pechacek-found-lake-superior/
https://www.boreal.org/2023/08/24/449271/update-on-missing-hovland-person-denny-pechacek
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=192921
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=538DR
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powered_parachute#:~:text=A%20powered%20parachute%2C%20often%20abbreviated,with%20a%20motor%20and%20wheels.
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Aug-2023 09:15 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-Aug-2023 18:34 | Geno | Updated |
| 26-Aug-2023 10:00 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 27-Jan-2024 22:43 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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