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Another Cirrus Parachute Deployment Caught on Video

Video surveillance cameras recorded a successful Cirrus parachute pull on Long Island. NBC 4 New York
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Key Takeaways:

  • A father and daughter safely deployed a Cirrus SR22 parachute after experiencing engine loss over Long Island, walking away unharmed.
  • The successful landing in a grassy industrial park, approximately 8 miles from their destination, was captured on video surveillance.
  • This incident marks another high-profile and successful use of the Cirrus airframe parachute system, which has reportedly saved 324 lives to date.
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Another successful Cirrus parachute pull has been captured on video, this time when a father and daughter floated to safety after a loss of engine power over Long Island on Saturday afternoon. The pair climbed out of the SR22 and walked away unharmed after touching down in a grassy area in an industrial park in Hauppauge, about 8 miles from their intended destination, Farmingdale’s Republic Airport.

Video surveillance footage of the incident shows the Cirrus descend rapidly to the ground before its tail lifts up and the airplane comes to rest upright in front of a one-story office building. Before the billowing orange-and-white parachute has even fully reached the ground, the father and daughter can be seen clambering from the airplane and moving swiftly away from the wreckage.

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