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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182A · Fentress, TX · May 4, 1991

Date
May 4, 1991 · 14:48 local
Place
Fentress, TX
Airport
Fentress Airpark Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6172B
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW91FA072
Reported as
Cessna 182A
Reported engine
Continental O470L
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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

Jumpers away. Spiral descent. Non approved jump door caused flutter. Door window separated. Lost control. Crashed.

As the FAA filed it

JUMPERS AWAY. SPIRAL DESCENT. NON APPROVED JUMP DOOR CAUSED FLUTTER. DOOR WINDOW SEPARATED. LOST CONTROL. CRASHED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.