The Eagle Mountain man, identified as 42-year-old former city councilman Greg Kehl, crashed 10 miles away from American Fork.
Police said Kehl was arguing with his wife about 5:30 p.m. when he tried to take off in a "powerchute." His wife took the key to the motorized parachute, prompting Kehl to fire a shot into the ground with a .357 Smith & Wesson revolver, said Lt. Dennis Harris. The wife gave back the key, and Kehl took off.
People spotted Kehl's powered parachute - a three-wheel contraption that weighs 450 to 500 pounds - flying over Highland Park, Highland Alpine Country Club and Tri-City Golf Course and heard a pop that was presumably the fatal shot Kehl fired, Harris said.
Kehl then crashed about 6:15 p.m. in a field behind a home near 1470 North and 70 East in American Fork.
Deputies are still looking for the gun, Harris said.
