# Incident 19980719032999I: Ottawa, IL, July 19, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1998, 19:30 local time
- Place: Ottawa, IL
- Airport: Ottawa Airport
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 41.3540° N, 88.8234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ottawa, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3540&lon=-88.8234&mi=10
- Aircraft: UNKNOWN (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980719032999I

## Narrative

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

MISS SANDY WAMBACH, A PARACHUTIST, WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN SHE STRUCK THE GROUND. THE MAIN AND RESERVE PARACHUTES HAD NOT BEEN DEPLOYED. I WITNESSED THE EXAMINATION OF HER PARACHUTE BY THE OWNER AND OPERATOR OF SKY DIVE CHICAGO, ROGER NELSON. I VERIFIED THAT BOTH SYSTEMS IN HER PARACHUTE WERE FULLY FUNCTIONAL. A WITNESS REPORTED THAT MS. WAMBACH COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER JUMPER AND SHE WS RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS AND UNABLE OT WORK THE PARACHUTE CONTROLS. (ABOVE NARRATIVE FROM 8020-23)

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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