30.4721° N, 88.3444° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Bay, AL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 25, 1983 · 19:10 local
Place
Grand Bay, AL
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft
NR286
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.
Parachutist exited aircraft at 3000 feet. Seen tumbling with main chute streaming. Became entangled in main chute.
As the FAA filed it
PARACHUTIST EXITED AIRCRAFT AT 3000 FEET. SEEN TUMBLING WITH MAIN CHUTE STREAMING. BECAME ENTANGLED IN MAIN CHUTE.