31.8714° N, 106.6734° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Teresa, NM, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 21, 1989 · 14:20 local
Place
Santa Teresa, NM
Phase of flight
Parachute Jumping
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft
N3078F
Reported as
Cessna 182J
People aboard
1
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.
Chutists main chute did not fully deploy. Pilot chute entangled with body during fall. No equipment malfunctioned.
As the FAA filed it
CHUTISTS MAIN CHUTE DID NOT FULLY DEPLOY. PILOT CHUTE ENTANGLED WITH BODY DURING FALL. NO EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTIONED.