21.5007° N, 158.0180° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Wahiawa, HI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 18, 1983 · 16:00 local
Place
Wahiawa, HI
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft
NR288
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 malfunctioned. Was cut away. Reserve chute not opened. Jumpers right thumb was in release ring.
As the FAA filed it
MAIN CHUTE MALFUNCTIONED. WAS CUT AWAY. RESERVE CHUTE NOT OPENED. JUMPERS RIGHT THUMB WAS IN RELEASE RING.