36.7379° N, 95.9485° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Bartlesville, OK, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 5, 1998
Place
Bartlesville, OK
Phase of flight
Parachute Jumping
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft
UNKNOWN
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
1
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Witness reported a normal exit, freefall and canopy. Jumper overshot target and attempted a 360 degree turn but was too low to complete and was unable to flare on landing and hit the ground at a high rate of speed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WITNESS REPORTED A NORMAL EXIT, FREEFALL AND CANOPY. JUMPER OVERSHOT TARGET AND ATTEMPTED A 360 DEGREE TURN BUT WAS TOO LOW TO COMPLETE AND WAS UNABLE TO FLARE ON LANDING AND HIT THE GROUND AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED.