# Incident 19970405011339I: Beech 65A90, Lake Wales, FL, April 5, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1997, 12:10 local time
- Place: Lake Wales, FL
- Airport: Lake Wales Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 27.8932° N, 81.6215° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE WALES MUNI (X07), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8932&lon=-81.6215&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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 150 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970405011339I

## Narrative

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

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.

## Other reports on N502W (2)

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

- [Incident 19950708017159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950708017159I), Jul 8, 1995: Beech 65A90 (N502W), Covington, GA, 1 fatal. Main chute went into spin. Cutaway low altitude. Reserve failed to open. Possible harnes separation.
- [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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