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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 182A · Delano, FL · September 6, 1987

Date
September 6, 1987 · 10:30 local
Place
Delano, FL
Phase of flight
Parachute Jumping
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft
N6007B
Reported as
Cessna 182A
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
1

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.

Jumper failed to open main chute as instructed. Auto emergency chute opened too late. Jumper killed on impact.

As the FAA filed it

JUMPER FAILED TO OPEN MAIN CHUTE AS INSTRUCTED. AUTO EMERGENCY CHUTE OPENED TOO LATE. JUMPER KILLED ON IMPACT.