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Incident

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Celina, OH · July 26, 1996

Date: July 26, 1996 · 18:50 local
Place: Celina, OH
Airport: Lakefield Airport
Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft: UR064
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.

Narrative: name of jumper russell l. woodruff experience 401 jumps class "d" lic #14852 trained at greene county jump school 1978. Club affiliation none description of parachtues main chute: glide path manta 288 sq. Ft. packing records reserve chute packed 7/24/96. Mr. Woodruff exited aircraft at approx. 5000 ft. main chute failed to deploy and was not cut away prior to deploying reserve chute which became entangled in the main chute.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: NAME OF JUMPER RUSSELL L. WOODRUFF EXPERIENCE 401 JUMPS CLASS "D" LIC #14852 TRAINED AT GREENE COUNTY JUMP SCHOOL 1978. CLUB AFFILIATION NONE DESCRIPTION OF PARACHTUES MAIN CHUTE: GLIDE PATH MANTA 288 SQ. FT. PACKING RECORDS RESERVE CHUTE PACKED 7/24/96. MR. WOODRUFF EXITED AIRCRAFT AT APPROX. 5000 FT. MAIN CHUTE FAILED TO DEPLOY AND WAS NOT CUT AWAY PRIOR TO DEPLOYING RESERVE CHUTE WHICH BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE MAIN CHUTE.