40.2509° N, 75.6448° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Pottstown, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 3, 1979
Place
Pottstown, PA
Airport
Limerick
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft
NR216
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Skydiver's chute failed to open properly resulting in fatality.
As the FAA filed it
SKYDIVER'S CHUTE FAILED TO OPEN PROPERLY RESULTING IN FATALITY.