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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna P206B · Suffolk, VA · July 9, 1983

Date
July 9, 1983 · 18:15 local
Place
Suffolk, VA
Airport
Suffolk
Phase of flight
Parachute Jumping
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8601Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL83LA286
Reported as
Cessna P206B
Reported engine
Continental IO520A
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,075 total19 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Parachute deployed prematurely causing shroud lines to entangle stabilizer bending it downward. Aircraft landed ok.

As the FAA filed it

PARACHUTE DEPLOYED PREMATURELY CAUSING SHROUD LINES TO ENTANGLE STABILIZER BENDING IT DOWNWARD. AIRCRAFT LANDED OK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.