39.6831° N, 83.9408° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Xenia, OH, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 24, 1983 · 16:15 local
Place
Xenia, OH
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft
NR289
Reported as
Cessna 180
People aboard
2
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.
Jumper fell stable on her back. No chutes were opened. Automatic chute opener failed due to incorrect back position
As the FAA filed it
JUMPER FELL STABLE ON HER BACK. NO CHUTES WERE OPENED. AUTOMATIC CHUTE OPENER FAILED DUE TO INCORRECT BACK POSITION