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Incident

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Quincy, IL · August 15, 1998

Date: August 15, 1998 · 12:30 local
Place: Quincy, IL
Airport: Quincy Municipal Baldwin Field
Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft: UNKNOWN
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 1

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What happened

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(-23) A parachute jumper received fatal injuries on August 15, 1998, at approximately 1230 CDT. The jumper experienced a malfunction of the main parachute which did not deploye due to the pilot chute line wrapping around the main chute shroud lines. The jumper performed a cutaway of the main chute and deployed the reserve chute. The reserve chute did not have sufficient altitude to fully open prior to impact with the ground. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A PARACHUTE JUMPER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES ON AUGUST 15, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 CDT. THE JUMPER EXPERIENCED A MALFUNCTION OF THE MAIN PARACHUTE WHICH DID NOT DEPLOYE DUE TO THE PILOT CHUTE LINE WRAPPING AROUND THE MAIN CHUTE SHROUD LINES. THE JUMPER PERFORMED A CUTAWAY OF THE MAIN CHUTE AND DEPLOYED THE RESERVE CHUTE. THE RESERVE CHUTE DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO FULLY OPEN PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.