# Incident 19970622023099I: Cessna 208, Umatilla, FL, June 22, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1997, 14:30 local time
- Place: Umatilla, FL
- Airport: Umatilla Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 28.9247° N, 81.6518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at UMATILLA MUNI (X23), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9247&lon=-81.6518&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9639F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9639F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208 (registry code 2073702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970622023099I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT INSTRUCTOR TANDEM JUMP. MAIN CHUTE RISERS FAILED TANGLED RWSERVE. IMPACT KILLED INSTRUCTOR, INJURED STUDENT

## Other reports on N9639F (3)

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

- [Accident 20081207856719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081207856719A), Dec 7, 2008: Cessna 208 (N9639F), Homestead, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Reserve parachute deployed into the air stream while [privacy data omitted] was still in the aircraft. Reserve chute pulled [privacy data omitted] into…
- [Incident 20031220035022I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031220035022I), Dec 20, 2003: Cessna 208 (N9639F), Homestead, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On Saturday, 20 dec 2003, a Cessna caravan, N9639F and a Cessna 172, N5412D experienced a midair collision on final approach to runway 36 at Homestead…
- [Incident 20030721015739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030721015739I), Jul 21, 2003: Cessna 208 (N9639F), Homestead, FL, 1 fatal. (-23) On July 21, 2003, a parachute fatality occurred at the Homestead general airport, a harness failure resulted in a broken neck for the parachutist. No…

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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