# Incident 19920726033199I: Dhav DHC6, Lake Elsinore, CA, July 26, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1992, 16:00 local time
- Place: Lake Elsinore, CA
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 33.6681° N, 117.3273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Elsinore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6681&lon=-117.3273&mi=10
- Aircraft: N951SM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920726033199I

## Narrative

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

AFTER NORMAL DEPARTURE A CHUTE RISER BROKE. DEPLOYED RESERVE BUT BECAME ENTANGLED IN MAIN. DIED LATER IN HOSPITAL.

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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