# Incident 19980918033989I: Stbros SC73, Shelton, WA, September 18, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1998
- Place: Shelton, WA
- Airport: Sanderson Field Airport
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 47.2336° N, 123.1476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANDERSON FLD (SHN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2336&lon=-123.1476&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101UV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101UV-2026-10-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Short Bros. & Harland SC7 SERIES 3 (registry code 8100512, https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-harland-sc7-series-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STBROS SC73
- People aboard: 25
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980918033989I

## Narrative

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

SEPTEMBER 18, 1998, MR. ROBERT M. TURSO WAS SKYDIVING IN A GROUP OF 24 PEOPLE. AT ABOUT 200 FEET AGL MR. TURSO RESERVE CHUTE DEPLOYED. AT THIS TIME BOTH THE MAIN AND RESERVE SHUTES WERE DEPLOYED. AT BETWEEN 75 FEET AND 60 FEET AGL MR. TURSO CUT AWAY HIS MAIN CHUTE, RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING. MR. TURSO SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT WAS INSPECTED ON, SEPTEMBER 24, 1998: MAIN CANOPY, AERODYNE RESEARCH, MODEL TRIATHLON 260. HARNESS/CONTAINER, JAVELIN, MODEL J-7, SERIAL NUMBER 6025. RESERVE CANOPY, PRESISION PARACHUTE CO., MODEL RAVEN V, SERIAL NUMBER 04422995. AUTOMATIC ACTIVATION DEVICE, SENTINEL MK 2000 SERIAL NUMBER P6054. THE FOLLOWING WAS NOTED DURING THE INSPECTION: THERE WAS NO RSL INSTALLED, THE RESERVE HANDLE WAS IN PLACE, THE AUTOMATIC ACTIVATION DEVICE HAD BEEN DISCHARGED.

## Other reports on N101UV (3)

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

- [Incident 20080718856209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080718856209I), Jul 18, 2008: Stbros SC7SERIES3 (N101UV), Clewiston, FL, No damage. On 7/18/2008 at approximately 1810 hrs [privacy data omitted] and [privacy data omitted] both entered the landing area under fully inflating parachutes. At…
- [Incident 20070520009259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070520009259I), May 20, 2007: Stbros SC7SERIES3 (N101UV), Deland, FL, No damage, 1 fatal. (-23) During sport competition, [privacy data omitted] attempted to do a left hand turn to gain speed, appeared to over rotate and was unable to correct…
- [Incident 20030419005079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030419005079I), Apr 19, 2003: Stbros SC73 (N101UV), Eloy, AZ, 1 fatal. (-23) Sport parachutist jump from aircraft at 13000 ft., free fall, make normal deployment of parachute with no reported problems. Approached the landing area…

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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