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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Spencer, IA · April 17, 1994

Date
April 17, 1994 · 14:30 local
Place
Spencer, IA
Phase of flight
Parachute Jumping
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N6646H
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
300 total200 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

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.

Parachute failed to deploy on jump. Main canopy not jettisoned and reserve chute not activated.

As the FAA filed it

PARACHUTE FAILED TO DEPLOY ON JUMP. MAIN CANOPY NOT JETTISONED AND RESERVE CHUTE NOT ACTIVATED.