🇺🇸Frederick, Colorado, United States

Pilot performing aggressive low-altitude turn for onlookers lost airspeed, suffered asymmetrical collapse, pendulumed and impacted ground resulting in fatality

🇬🇧Derry, United Kingdom

Paramotor pilot experienced engine failure shortly after launch and landed in long grass where they sustained injury.

🇦🇺Tumut, Bull Paddock Sports Fields, Australia

48-year-old pilot from Wagga Wagga collided with overhead powerlines while conducting low passes over Bull Paddock Sports Fields in Tumut. Pilot sustained burns and trauma and was airlifted to Royal North Shore Hospital.

🇺🇸Pennsylvania, United States

Pre-solo student practicing inflations and taxiing with instructor on radio. Wing started to collapse during forward run. Instructor commanded 'kill power, kill power' but student misheard as 'power, power' and went to full power. Wing lines were ingested by prop, student's arm was pulled into frame which bent as a result.

🇬🇧Winchester, United Kingdom

Pilot struck by propeller while ground starting paramotor unit (not secured on back), causing lacerations to right arm and chest

🇬🇧Dover, Kent, United Kingdom

Pilot experienced asymmetric collapse while fully accelerated at 1,600ft during competition task. Wing collapsed, rotated 3 times twisting risers, wing got chewed by propeller. Reserve successfully deployed at ~600ft. Pilot landed safely without injuries.

🇺🇸Nashville, Tennessee, United States

During ground starting for maintenance, engine stuck at full throttle, paramotor tackled pilot, head went through cage into spinning propeller causing severe scalp injury

🇵🇷Isabella, Puerto Rico

54-year-old pilot crashed face-down near beach, possibly due to terrain turbulence or collision with vegetation. No witnesses. Pilot remained unconscious and died July 4th.

🇺🇸Garden Ridge, Texas, United States

Pilot flared too late during trike landing, bounced and turned toward hangar. Attempted to stop trike with foot resulting in triple ankle fracture.

🇬🇧Landsdown, Bath, United Kingdom

Pilot lost control after entering a spiral dive over the landing field and impacted the ground, sustaining injuries.

🇬🇧Manston Airfield, Kent, United Kingdom

Paramotor pilot suffered an asymmetric collapse during fully accelerated flight (full speed bar) and entered a spiral dive. The paraglider became entangled in the propeller during the collapse. The pilot deployed and landed under their emergency parachute.

🇺🇸Hartsville, South Carolina, United States

Beginner pilot with less than 10 hours experience crashed during landing attempt in strong thermal conditions. After flying for an hour up to 5K feet, pilot encountered significant thermal activity below 1500 feet during landing approach. Attempted go-around but paramotor continued sinking and collided with ground in seated position.

🇺🇸San Martin, California, United States

Pilot released brake toggle to reach phone without securing it. Toggle went through protective net and struck propeller at low altitude. Toggle passed through and got stuck but did not wrap on prop, avoiding potential fatal spiral.

🇺🇸Palatka, Florida, United States

Pilot flying low over baseball field experienced sudden downdraft during left turn, dropped 60 feet, hit concrete parking lot, became airborne again and caught power line causing major injuries

🇺🇸Georgetown, Kentucky (Lisle Road), United States

Fatal paramotor incident during low-altitude aerobatic maneuvers. Pilot was performing wingovers at 50ft AGL when his wing collapsed while exiting the second wingover in a steep nose-down attitude. He impacted the ground vertically, landing on his feet then bouncing and hitting his head. The initial impact was likely fatal. Incident was witnessed by another pilot who was flying with him.