# Incident 19860727053789I: Doug DC3A, Sandwich, IL, July 27, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1986, 12:00 local time
- Place: Sandwich, IL
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 41.6501° N, 88.6190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandwich, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6501&lon=-88.6190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N129H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N129H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3A (registry code 3021433, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series (registry code 52020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860727053789I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PARACHUTE FAILED TO OPEN ON DESCENT. LATE DEPLOYMENT OF RESERVE CHUTE. IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N129H (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19910623041989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910623041989I), Jun 23, 1991: Doug DC3A (N129H), East Troy, WI, 1 fatal. Jumper unable to reach ripcord of main chute handle above his head. Reserve chute deployed just before impact.
- [Incident 19910224016649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910224016649I), Feb 24, 1991: Doug DC3A (N129H), Deland, FL, 1 fatal. Jumper apparently lost consciousness after jumping. No attempt to deploy chute. State due to non-use of oxygen.
- [Accident 19820529021329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820529021329A), May 29, 1982: Doug DC3A (N129H), Sandwich, IL, Substantial damage. Unable to stop on 1800 foot wet grass runway. Ran into trees. Aircraft needed 1500 feet on a dry runway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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