# Incident 19960615018429I: Boeing E75, Chambersburg, PA, June 15, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1996, 11:30 local time
- Place: Chambersburg, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 39.9314° N, 77.6556° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chambersburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9314&lon=-77.6556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1068N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1068N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing E75 (registry code 1380120, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 15,300 total, 100 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960615018429I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE JUMPER, DANIEL ROBINSON, HAD 97 JUMPS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. HE WAS AFFILIATED WITH ADVANCED AERO SPORT PARACHUTE CLUB LOCATED AT CHAMBERSBURG, PA AIRPORT. THE RESERVE CHUTE, A PD 193-R, S/N 193R9628, WAS MANUFACTURED IN SEPTEMBER OF 1995, AND WAS PACKED BY A SENIOR RIGGER (QUM). THE INSPECTION REVEALED NO DEFECTS. THE MAIN CHUTE HAD PREMATURELY DEPLOYED AND STRUCK THE RIGHT-HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE JUMPER WAS PULLED AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE BRIDLE CORD HAD WRAPPED AROUND HIS LEG. UNABLE TO SEPARATE FROM THE MAIN, THE RESERVE CHUTE WAS DEPLOYED AND BOTH CHUTES BECAME ENTANGLED AS THE JUMPER FELL TO THE GROUND. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS FOUND WITH THE AIRCRAFT, SPORT PARACHUTE MAIN, OR RESERVE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N1068N (1)

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

- [Incident 20250524006489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250524006489I), May 24, 2025: Boeing E75 (N1068N), Hayden, ID, Minor damage. Pilot stated, " I was landing stearman [privacy data omitted] on runway 2. On short final I asked the tower for a wind check. The tower replied, “wind calm.” I…

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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