# Incident 19900831045439I: Dhav DHC4A, Gilbertville, PA, August 31, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1990, 15:22 local time
- Place: Gilbertville, PA
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Aircraft: N88NC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88NC-2013-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland CARIBOU DHC-4A (registry code 2800304, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-caribou-dhc-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2000 series (registry code 52023, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2000-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC4A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900831045439I

## Narrative

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

MAIN CHUTE DID NOT OPEN. CHUTIST CUT AWAY AND DID NOT DEPLOY EMERGENCY CHUTE SOON ENOUGH.

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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