Accident Statistics...1982 through September of 2012  (30 Years)                                                                                                                           Harness           Gondola Estimated Total Rides           130 million     23 million Minor Injuries - no hospitalization        1240           06 Serious injuries requiring hospitalization                 429    02 Estimated Total Fatalities              72                  00 Fatalities -  Passenger support equipment failure         09                    00 Fatalities -  Inability to escape from the passenger support system           58                    00 Unknown - 05     00

Welcome to the Parasail Safety Council Website The Parasail Safety Council (PSC) is a not-for-profit organization founded by Mark McCulloh, the pioneer of modern day parasailing representing the parasailing public worldwide and dedicated to effectively raising the safety standards of commercial parasailing industry with a focus on education and promoting safety equipment and standards. To date,  One of the PSC core values is ‘risk transparency’ encouraging an open, honest dialogue about parasailing risks and effective risk management.

This data was  complied from numerous  sources, such as; local, state and federal government accident reports, interviews, insurance claims, civil lawsuits and industry insiders; as well as, accident investigations which I have been personally involved in as an expert.  Having multiple sources of data is indicative of an industry which is not controlled by any one single entity.  The results from my sources (see chart) provides a more accurate picture.   Mark McCulloh

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Fast Facts... • Over forty two (42) million visitors have been educated by visiting the Parasail Safety Council’s website since 1998. • There are 42,359 PSC Subscribers since 1998. • There are approximately 240 commercial parasail concessions in the USA and its territories operating 640+ commercial vessels. • Ninety eight (98%) percent of all parasail fatalities result from parasailors(s) inability to escape/evacuate from the harness passenger support during a waterlanding. • Over 4 million people enjoy the sport of parasailing each year many of them for the first time compared to 3 million skydiving jumps per year based on USPA statistics. • There are no federal regulations governing parasail operations, inspection or safety standards. 

The PSC is considered the most reliable source of information about parasailing in the world.

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