33.6681° N, 117.3273° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Elsinore, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 26, 1992 · 16:00 local
Place
Lake Elsinore, CA
Phase of flight
Parachute Jumping
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft
N951SM
Reported as
Dhav DHC6
People aboard
2
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.
After normal departure a chute riser broke. Deployed reserve but became entangled in main. Died later in hospital.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER NORMAL DEPARTURE A CHUTE RISER BROKE. DEPLOYED RESERVE BUT BECAME ENTANGLED IN MAIN. DIED LATER IN HOSPITAL.