Dramatic vision has emerged of the moment a powered parachute crashed near a crowd at a north Queensland pub.

Hundreds of people were at the Kuttabul Hotel, north of Mackay, on Sunday afternoon for the annual Big Boar competition.

The vision, posted to Facebook, showed the aircraft flying low over the crowd before clipping a tree and crashing heavily into the car park.

A bystander can be heard yelling "where's my kids?"

A Queensland Police Service spokesman said the pilot was not injured but a quad bike was damaged by falling debris.

Police are investigating and have contacted the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB).

More than 465 people registered for the wild pig hunt.

The competition, which began on Friday, ended early on Sunday, which was promoted as the family fun day of the competition.

The day raised money for small schools in the area.