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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 182H · Combine, TX · July 12, 1987

Date
July 12, 1987 · 14:18 local
Place
Combine, TX
Phase of flight
Parachute Jumping
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft
N2456X
Reported as
Cessna 182H
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total600 in this make and model55 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.

Chutist waited too long to open chute and impacted the ground. Jumper was video taping other jumpers.

As the FAA filed it

CHUTIST WAITED TOO LONG TO OPEN CHUTE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. JUMPER WAS VIDEO TAPING OTHER JUMPERS.