# Incident 19801019084359I: Bell UH1A, Ft Devens, MA, October 19, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1980, 11:30 local time
- Place: Ft Devens, MA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 42.5073° N, 71.6667° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Devens, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5073&lon=-71.6667&mi=10
- Aircraft: NR61 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1A
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801019084359I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

JUMPER EXPERIENCED STREAMER TYPE MALFUNCTION OF MAIN CHUTE.  RESERVE CHUTE OUT OF CONTAINER, BUT DID NOT OPEN.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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