# Incident 19880806059369I: Helio HST550, Marion, AR, August 6, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1988, 19:05 local time
- Place: Marion, AR
- Airport: Private
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 35.2042° N, 90.2067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marion, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2042&lon=-90.2067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4779N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HELIO HST550
- People aboard: 13
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880806059369I

## Narrative

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

JUMPER DID NOT ACTIVATE EITHER MINOR RESERVE CHUTE CONTROLS. APPEARED WAS GROPING FOR PILOT CHUTE UNTIL IMPACT.

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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