46.3056° N, 119.3042° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at RICHLAND (RLD), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
June 9, 1984 · 16:15 local
Place
Richland, WA
Airport
Richland
Phase of flight
Parachute Jumping
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft
CFSJB
Reported as
Dhav DHC6300
People aboard
20
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.
Two jumpers collided 70 feet AGL. Chutes tangled one jumper killed. Both not using proper vigilance and procedures.
As the FAA filed it
TWO JUMPERS COLLIDED 70 FEET AGL. CHUTES TANGLED ONE JUMPER KILLED. BOTH NOT USING PROPER VIGILANCE AND PROCEDURES.