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FAA incident report · Doug DC3 · Zephyrhills, FL · November 28, 1987

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Date
November 28, 1987 · 16:50 local
Place
Zephyrhills, FL
Phase of flight
Parachute Jumping
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft
N87745
Reported as
Doug DC3
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
500 in this make and model
N87745Registered now · Douglas DC3S/N 6315 · Built 1942Airframe modelDouglas DC3Engine modelWright R-1820 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Reserve chute deployed remotely after main chute opened unknown by jumper. Lines tangled producing a streamer.

As the FAA filed it

RESERVE CHUTE DEPLOYED REMOTELY AFTER MAIN CHUTE OPENED UNKNOWN BY JUMPER. LINES TANGLED PRODUCING A STREAMER.

Other reports on N87745 · 4

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

Incident 19901223061869IParachute Jumping · Zephyrhills, FLExperienced jumper cut away her main chute but emergency chute was not deployed.Dec 23, 1990 · 1 fatalIncident 19880320014239IParachute Jumping · Zephyrhills, FLJumper in group on free fall. No attempt to open chute. Impacted face down. Possible suicide. Left letter to spouseMar 20, 1988 · 1 fatalIncident 19870416037309IParachute Jumping · Zephyr Hills, FLChute lanyard was under a twisted harness. Unable to deploy main chute. Jumper failed to deploy reserve chute.Apr 16, 1987 · 1 fatalIncident 19851227076469IParachute Jumping · Zephyrhills, FLChutist did not pull rip cord and impacted the ground after free fall.Dec 27, 1985 · 1 fatal