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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC3 · Zephyrhills, FL · March 20, 1988

Date: March 20, 1988 · 10:00 local
Place: Zephyrhills, FL
Airport: Zephyrhills Municipal
Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft: N87745
Reported as: Doug DC3
People aboard: 41
Fatal injuries: 1

N87745Registered now · Douglas DC3S/N 6315 · Built 1942 Airframe modelDouglas DC3 Engine 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.

Jumper in group on free fall. No attempt to open chute. Impacted face down. Possible suicide. Left letter to spouse

As the FAA filed it

JUMPER IN GROUP ON FREE FALL. NO ATTEMPT TO OPEN CHUTE. IMPACTED FACE DOWN. POSSIBLE SUICIDE. LEFT LETTER TO SPOUSE

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 fatal Incident 19871128079009IParachute Jumping · Zephyrhills, FLReserve chute deployed remotely after main chute opened unknown by jumper. Lines tangled producing a streamer.Nov 28, 1987 · 1 fatal Incident 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 fatal Incident 19851227076469IParachute Jumping · Zephyrhills, FLChutist did not pull rip cord and impacted the ground after free fall.Dec 27, 1985 · 1 fatal