39.9337° N, 91.3793° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Quincy, IL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 16, 1986 · 16:00 local
Place
Quincy, IL
Airport
Baldwin
Phase of flight
Parachute Jumping
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft
ZSJIZ
Reported as
Lkheed 382G
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 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.
Turned downwind to avoid a congested area and collided with another jumper. Did not pull reserve before impact.
As the FAA filed it
TURNED DOWNWIND TO AVOID A CONGESTED AREA AND COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER JUMPER. DID NOT PULL RESERVE BEFORE IMPACT.