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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182B · Bayou La Batre, AL · April 27, 1985

Date
April 27, 1985 · 16:44 local
Place
Bayou La Batre, AL
Airport
Roy E Ray
Phase of flight
Parachute Jumping
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2688G
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL85LA150
Reported as
Cessna 182B
Reported engine
Continental O470L
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
355 total219 in this make and model8 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.

Jumpers parachute opened and pulled him out of airplane. Struck stabilizer, pilot lost control and jumped also.

As the FAA filed it

JUMPERS PARACHUTE OPENED AND PULLED HIM OUT OF AIRPLANE. STRUCK STABILIZER, PILOT LOST CONTROL AND JUMPED ALSO.

NTSB investigation

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