Incident reports received by the BHPA are available in summary form on this page. If you're looking for reports of formal investigations undertaken in the case of a serious incident, please visit our Incident Reports (formal investigations) page.
Incident reports are available in summary form for the following wing types:
Incident reports for all wing types are displayed below in summary form.
The BHPA incident reports database is fully searchable. To refine your search you can specify a particular wing type and select "or" or "and". For example, if you want to search for paraglider incidents at Hay Bluff, for best search results select paraglider from the drop down list and the "and" option.
If you want to search by incident date, please enter the day, month and year numerically as dd-mm-yyyy (eg. 03-12-2019).
If known, total hours and total flights flown are displayed below together with hours and flights flown in the past six months, the latter being displayed in brackets.
There are 3239 entries for all wing types
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Date | Pilot | Location | Wing Type | Summary | Injury |
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Date
25.09.2018 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 65 Flying Experience: 7 years 30 flights (30 flights) |
Location
Longstone Edge,Derbyshire, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent |
Wing Type Wing: Macpara Muse 1 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Minor Injuries, Hands, Arms, Shoulder |
Date
24.09.2018 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 61 Rating: P Flying Experience: 25 years 625 hours (40 hours) 1000 flights (60 flights) |
Location
Chalvet west,St Andre les Alpes, France Wind Strength: 20-25 km/h Conditions: Calm, Light Turbulence |
Wing Type Wing: Gin Yeti 4 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
Date
24.09.2018 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 55 Rating: CP Flying Experience: 11 years 157 hours |
Location
Saint Vincent,Saint Vincent, France Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent |
Wing Type Wing: Ozone Buzz Z 5 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Seriously Injured, Feet, Legs |
Date
24.09.2018 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 58 Rating: AP Flying Experience: 40 years 2000 hours (20 hours) |
Location
Dungiven west,UK |
Wing Type Wing: Icaro 2000 Laminar 2000 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Minor Injuries |
Date
16.09.2018 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 58 Rating: P Flying Experience: 22 years 100 hours (10 hours) 300 flights (30 flights) |
Location
Algodonales south east,Algodonales, Spain Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Light Turbulence |
Wing Type Wing: UP Ascent 3 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Minor Injuries, Pelvis |
Date
13.09.2018 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 59 Rating: P Flying Experience: 26 years |
Location
Rybury,Alton barns ( closest village ), UK Wind Strength: 25-30 km/h Conditions: Moderate, Moderate Turbulence |
Wing Type Wing: Gradient Aspen 4 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Seriously Injured |
Date
13.09.2018 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 68 Rating: EP Flying Experience: 9 years 1 hour |
Location
Swyre Hill,Dorset, UK Wind Strength: 15-20 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent |
Wing Type Wing: Ozone Mojo5 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Seriously Injured, Thorax |
Date
12.09.2018 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 41 Flying Experience: 7 years 3 flights (3 flights) |
Location
Beddingham,Lewes, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent |
Wing Type Wing: Ozone Element 2 Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Minor Injuries, Feet, Legs |
Date
02.09.2018 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 51 Rating: EP |
Location
High & Over,Alfriston, UK Wind Strength: 10-15 km/h Conditions:, Light Turbulence |
Wing Type Wing: U-Turn Evolution Launch Type: Foot |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Unhurt |
Date
31.08.2018 |
Pilot
MaleAge: 25 Rating: Unknown Flying Experience: 8 years 50 hours |
Location
East Knoyle,East Knoyle, UK Wind Strength: 5-10 km/h Conditions: Calm, Not Turbulent |
Wing Type Wing: Paramania GTX Launch Type: Powered Engine: Parajet, Zenith |
Summary |
Injury
Pilot:Fatal |
Last updated: 5 January 2025
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A number of incident analysis reports are also available in the safety section of our website. These are compiled from the individual incident reports submitted during the course of each year.