# Incident 19980222004799I: Beech A65, Suffolk, VA, February 22, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1998, 15:00 local time
- Place: Suffolk, VA
- Airport: Suffolk Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 36.7282° N, 76.5836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Suffolk, VA, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7282&lon=-76.5836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N712E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N712E-2007-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A65 (registry code 1152803, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series (registry code 41529, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A65
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980222004799I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 2/22/98, AT 1500 HOURS, MR. LARRY LEE LAWSON, A SKYDIVER, UTILIZING THE SERVICES OF SKYDIVE SUFFOLK, RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURY DURING HIS THIRD JUMP OF THE DAY. WHEN MR. LAWSON ATTEMPTED A TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 40 FOOT AGL, REPORTED AS A HOOK OR RADIAL TYPE TURN, NORMAL DESCENT WAS LOST WITH A FULLY FUNCTIONAL CANOPY AND MR. LAWSON IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A HIGH DESCENT RATE. MAIN & RESERVE PARACHUTE WAS EXAMINED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

## Other reports on N712E (2)

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

- [Incident 19990417021239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990417021239I), Apr 17, 1999: Beech A65 (N712E), Wharton, TX, Minor damage. Acft had total electrical failure after takeoff. Pilot was unable to restore electrical problem. The pilot could not manually extend the landing gear. The…
- [Incident 19911207061489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911207061489I), Dec 7, 1991: Beech A65 (N712E), Buckeye, AZ, 1 fatal. Jumpers main canopy deployed but twisted. After cutway she deployed reserve chute too close to ground.

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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