# Incident 19980704031259I: Beech D18S, Lacrosse, WI, July 4, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1998, 21:45 local time
- Place: Lacrosse, WI
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 43.8251° N, 91.2246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Crosse, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8251&lon=-91.2246&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35W-2017-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D18S (registry code 1151004, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,785 total, 622 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980704031259I

## Narrative

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

ELIZABETH WHITMAN ATTEMPTED A NIGHT DEMONSTRATION JUMP. HER MAIN CHUTE DID NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY, SHE DID NOT UTILIZE THE QUICK RELEASE AND DID NOT ATTEMPT TO DEPLOY THE RESERVE CHUTE. SHE STRUCK A BUILDING AND DIED AT THE SCENE. A EIR HAS BEEN FILED ON THE PILOT OF THE JUMP AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N35W (1)

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

- [Accident 19770520042309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770520042309A), May 20, 1977: Beech D18S (N35W), Quinhagak, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot reported loss of left brake pressure upon 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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