# Incident 19810907071359I: Dhav DHC6*, Perris, CA, September 7, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1981, 11:45 local time
- Place: Perris, CA
- Airport: Perris Valley
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7646° N, 117.2190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PERRIS VALLEY (L65), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7646&lon=-117.2190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N915SM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6*
- Reported engine: PWA PT6*
- People aboard: 20
- 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/19810907071359I

## Narrative

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

PARACHUTIST JUMPED FROM 12500 FT. PULLED MAIN CHUTE AT 2200 FT. IT FAILED TO OPEN. PULLED RESERVE CHUTE TO LATE.

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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