# Incident 19970628033269I: Cessna 172L, Renton, WA, June 28, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1997, 14:00 local time
- Place: Renton, WA
- Airport: Renton Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 47.4931° N, 122.2157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RENTON MUNI (RNT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4931&lon=-122.2157&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7236Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7236Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,750 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970628033269I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 LOCAL ON JUNE 28, 1997, A PARACHUTE DROP WAS EXECUTED FROM THE SEATTLE CLASS B AIRSPACE OVER THE COMMUNITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON. DURING HIS DESCENT, THE PARACHUTIST CUT AWAY FROM HIS MAIN PARACHUTE AND DEPLOYED HIS EMERGENCY RESERVE PARACHUTE. THE PARACHUTIST IMPACTED A SOFT FIELD AT A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT AND SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE RESERVE PARACHUTE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED/REPACKED WITHIN REQUIRED TIME FRAMES. IT WAS ALSO DETERMINED THAT THE OPERATION MAY HAVE REQUIRED A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORIZATION ISSUED BY SEA FSDO AND THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALTERED WITHOUT APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION.

## Other reports on N7236Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19730710018649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730710018649A), Jul 10, 1973: Cessna 172L (N7236Q), Wadesboro, NC, Substantial damage. R main ldg attach bolt p/a S2138-1 to main gr box assembly sheared.

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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