# Incident 19950708017159I: Beech 65A90, Covington, GA, July 8, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1995, 16:14 local time
- Place: Covington, GA
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 33.6054° N, 83.8466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Covington, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6054&lon=-83.8466&mi=10
- Aircraft: N502W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N502W-2004-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-A90 (registry code 1152908, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65A90
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950708017159I

## Narrative

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

MAIN CHUTE WENT INTO SPIN. CUTAWAY LOW ALTITUDE. RESERVE FAILED TO OPEN. POSSIBLE HARNES SEPARATION.

## Other reports on N502W (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19970405011339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970405011339I), Apr 5, 1997: Beech 65A90 (N502W), Lake Wales, FL, 1 fatal. Narrative: the skydiver (byran muiselaor) landed downwind and did not flare his chute to slow down. He hit the ground at full speed and was fataly injured.
- [Incident 19850309024739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850309024739I), Mar 9, 1985: Beech 65A90 (N502W), Green Bay, WI, Minor damage. Gear could not be extended from landing. Maintenance found landing gear motor frozen and charred.

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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