33.7093° N, 86.6636° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Pinson, AL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 18, 1985 · 21:30 local
Place
Pinson, AL
Phase of flight
Parachute Jumping
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft
N9342X
Reported as
Cessna 182E
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.
During night freefall jump chutist failed to open his chute and struck the ground.
As the FAA filed it
DURING NIGHT FREEFALL JUMP CHUTIST FAILED TO OPEN HIS CHUTE AND STRUCK THE GROUND.