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FAA incident report · Cessna 206CESSNA · Greensburg, IN · April 20, 1997

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Date
April 20, 1997 · 19:15 local
Place
Greensburg, IN
Airport
County Airport
Phase of flight
Parachute Jumping
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft
N89453
Reported as
Cessna 206CESSNA
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
1
N89453Registration cancelled Mar 23, 2021 · Cessna P206AS/N P206-0167 · Built 1966Airframe modelCessna P206AEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on April 20, 1997 joann lee newsom and three other skydivers boarded N89453 a Cessna 206 for purpose of skydiving. This aircraft piloted by bradley d. spence departed decatur County Airport, Greensburg, IN (I34) at approximately 7:30 pm local. At 11,000 feet the aircraft door was opened and all the jumpers departed. Mrs. Newsom had two camera's mounted on her helmet, a 35MM still camera and 8MM video camera. The next sequence of events is based on the observation of footage from the 8MM video tape that was in the camera on Mrs. Newsom's helmet. When Mrs. Newsom departed the aircraft, things appeared to be normal. Mrs. Newsom was filming the other three jumpers and they started drifting away. Mrs. Newsom then checked her altimeter. Mrs. Newsom continued to observe them. Mrs. Newsom then checked her altimeter. Mrs. Newsom reached around in attempt to grab the pilot chute and grabbed the bridle which opened the main container and initiated an out of sequence deployment, which resulted in a bag lock. Mrs. Newsom then pulled the reserve handle which deployed the reserve into the main bag entanglement. Mrs. Newsom impacted the ground, which resulted in fatal inju ries.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 20, 1997 JOANN LEE NEWSOM AND THREE OTHER SKYDIVERS BOARDED N89453 A CESSNA 206 FOR PURPOSE OF SKYDIVING. THIS AIRCRAFT PILOTED BY BRADLEY D. SPENCE DEPARTED DECATUR COUNTY AIRPORT, GREENSBURG, IN (I34) AT APPROXIMATELY 7:30 PM LOCAL. AT 11,000 FEET THE AIRCRAFT DOOR WAS OPENED AND ALL THE JUMPERS DEPARTED. MRS. NEWSOM HAD TWO CAMERA'S MOUNTED ON HER HELMET, A 35MM STILL CAMERA AND 8MM VIDEO CAMERA. THE NEXT SEQUENCE OF EVENTS IS BASED ON THE OBSERVATION OF FOOTAGE FROM THE 8MM VIDEO TAPE THAT WAS IN THE CAMERA ON MRS. NEWSOM'S HELMET. WHEN MRS. NEWSOM DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT, THINGS APPEARED TO BE NORMAL. MRS. NEWSOM WAS FILMING THE OTHER THREE JUMPERS AND THEY STARTED DRIFTING AWAY. MRS. NEWSOM THEN CHECKED HER ALTIMETER. MRS. NEWSOM CONTINUED TO OBSERVE THEM. MRS. NEWSOM THEN CHECKED HER ALTIMETER. MRS. NEWSOM REACHED AROUND IN ATTEMPT TO GRAB THE PILOT CHUTE AND GRABBED THE BRIDLE WHICH OPENED THE MAIN CONTAINER AND INITIATED AN OUT OF SEQUENCE DEPLOYMENT, WHICH RESULTED IN A BAG LOCK. MRS. NEWSOM THEN PULLED THE RESERVE HANDLE WHICH DEPLOYED THE RESERVE INTO THE MAIN BAG ENTANGLEMENT. MRS. NEWSOM IMPACTED THE GROUND, WHICH RESULTED IN FATAL INJU RIES.