36.8908° N, 120.6905° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Oro Loma, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 4, 1982 · 16:58 local
Place
Oro Loma, CA
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft
NR256
People aboard
4
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.
Main parachute failed to open, was cutaway. Jumper then tumbled and failed to open reserve chute.
As the FAA filed it
MAIN PARACHUTE FAILED TO OPEN, WAS CUTAWAY. JUMPER THEN TUMBLED AND FAILED TO OPEN RESERVE CHUTE.