# Incident 19970524014459I: Beech 65A90, Vandalia, IL, May 24, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1997, 18:00 local time
- Place: Vandalia, IL
- Airport: Vandalia Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 38.9915° N, 89.1662° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VANDALIA MUNI (VLA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9915&lon=-89.1662&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18LP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18LP-1998-11-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-A90 (registry code 1152908, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65A90
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970524014459I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PARACHUTE JUMPER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES ON MAY 24, 1997, AT 6 PM AFTER EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY WITH PILOT CHUTE BRIDLE BEING WRAPPED AROUND THE JUMPER'S LEG. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N18LP (1)

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

- [Incident 19970830035969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970830035969I), Aug 30, 1997: Beech 65A90 (N18LP), Vandalia, IL, Minor damage. Narrative: while landing at the Vandalia Municipal Airport, Vandalia, Illinois the appropriately certificated commercial pilot, while making a no flap landing,…

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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