# Incident 19870821062539I: Helio HST550A, Davis, CA, August 21, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1987, 19:05 local time
- Place: Davis, CA
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 38.5561° N, 121.7378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Davis, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5561&lon=-121.7378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9991F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9991F-1988-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helio HST-550A (registry code 4301006, https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-hst-550a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO HST550A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870821062539I

## Narrative

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

MAIN CHUTE FAILED TO OPEN AFTER FREE FALL. RESERVE DEPLOYED TOO LATE. CHUTIST IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N9991F (1)

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

- [Accident 19880630027299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880630027299A), Jun 30, 1988: Helio HST550A (N9991F), Perris, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pitch trim in full down position after dropping skydivers. No time to parachute.

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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