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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna U206 · California City, CA · March 11, 1993

Date
March 11, 1993 · 11:15 local
Place
California City, CA
Airport
California City Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Parachute Jumping
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft
N21973
Reported as
Cessna U206
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.

Chutist pulled his main chute at a low altitude. Did not open. Not enough time for reserve chute. Impacted ground.

As the FAA filed it

CHUTIST PULLED HIS MAIN CHUTE AT A LOW ALTITUDE. DID NOT OPEN. NOT ENOUGH TIME FOR RESERVE CHUTE. IMPACTED GROUND.