There was no crash and no injuries.
A powered parachute is a personal aircraft with a propeller-driven cart that’s suspended from a parachute, which acts as the wing. The carts can be either three- or four-wheeled, the engines can be from 40 to 190 horsepower, and they can fly about 25 to 35 mph, according to Easy Flight, a specialized training facility in Illinois and Florida that focuses on powered parachute instruction.
Powered parachutes can be flown as either ultralights, which have no licensing involved, or certificated aircraft, which need proper training and certification. The ultralights are lighter, carry a maximum of five gallons of fuel, can only be flown during daylight hours and are single-seat only.
No additional information was available on the incident Wednesday afternoon.
The Springfield News-Sun has asked the Clark County Sheriff’s Office for more information regarding the initial reports.
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