FAA incident report · Bell UH1A · Ft Devens, MA · October 19, 1980
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.
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Jumper experienced streamer type malfunction of main chute. Reserve chute out of container, but did not open.
JUMPER EXPERIENCED STREAMER TYPE MALFUNCTION OF MAIN CHUTE. RESERVE CHUTE OUT OF CONTAINER, BUT DID NOT OPEN.