40.1998° N, 87.5952° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at VERMILION RGNL (DNV), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
January 1, 1983 · 14:45 local
Place
Danville, IL
Airport
Vermilion Co
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
NR273
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.
Main chute lines tangled and were cut away. Opened reserve. Recieved fatal head injuries falling backwards landing.
As the FAA filed it
MAIN CHUTE LINES TANGLED AND WERE CUT AWAY. OPENED RESERVE. RECIEVED FATAL HEAD INJURIES FALLING BACKWARDS LANDING.