# Incident 19980919042079I: Chesapeake, VA, September 19, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1998
- Place: Chesapeake, VA
- Airport: Chesapeake Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 36.6656° N, 76.3207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHESAPEAKE RGNL (CPK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6656&lon=-76.3207&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/19980919042079I

## Narrative

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

(-23) A. VICTIM-CARL J. CLEARWATER. B.NAVY SEAL TEAM MEMBER-HIGH EXPERIENCE LEVEL. C. MEMBER "SPORT SKYDIVING". D. MAIN PARACHUTE-VIPER 172-PACKED BY MR. CLEARWATER RESERVE PARACHUTE-TEMPO 210, CONTAINER JAVELIN "J2", PACKING RECORD SATISFACTORY. VICTIM WAITED TOO LONG TO MAKE HIS FINAL TURN INTO THE WIND AND IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT. HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT 1218 LOCAL TIME.

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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