42.2890° N, 89.6343° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Freeport, IL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 11, 1985 · 09:18 local
Place
Freeport, IL
Phase of flight
Parachute Jumping
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft
N66W
Reported as
Doug DC3AS1C3G
People aboard
24
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.
Experienced jumper rendered unconscious on departure from aircraft. Suspect a blow to head. Impacted ground.
As the FAA filed it
EXPERIENCED JUMPER RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS ON DEPARTURE FROM AIRCRAFT. SUSPECT A BLOW TO HEAD. IMPACTED GROUND.