# Accident 19960414007129A: Cessna P206C, Somerville, VA, April 14, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1996
- Place: Somerville, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 38.3996° N, 77.5408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3996&lon=-77.5408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8682Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8682Z-2000-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P206C (registry code 2073312, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96FA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960414007129A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT PARTICIPATING IN PARACHUTE JUMP, FIRST JUMPER EXITED AND SNAGGED THE LINE ON TAIL, TAIL TORN OFF.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD96FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96FA061), Apr 14, 1996: Cessna P206C (N8682Z), Hartwood, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the inadvertent/premature deployment of the first skydiver's parachute, which resulted in contact with the airplane's horizontal stabilizer by the first skydiver and his parachute, loss of integrity…

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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