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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna P206 · Palatka, FL · September 6, 1992

Date
September 6, 1992 · 10:55 local
Place
Palatka, FL
Airport
Kay Larkin Airport
Phase of flight
Parachute Jumping
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft
N2602X
Reported as
Cessna P206
People aboard
4
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.

Main chute failed to open on free fall. Attempted to release backup chute at too low of altitude.

As the FAA filed it

MAIN CHUTE FAILED TO OPEN ON FREE FALL. ATTEMPTED TO RELEASE BACKUP CHUTE AT TOO LOW OF ALTITUDE.