# Incident 19980919044269I: Beech D50E, Fentress, TX, September 19, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1998, 16:30 local time
- Place: Fentress, TX
- Airport: Fentress Airpark Airport
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 29.7683° N, 97.7753° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FENTRESS AIRPARK (XS90), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7683&lon=-97.7753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N114VB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D50E
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980919044269I

## Narrative

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

MR. DOUGLAS FIELDS WAS SKYDIVING. HE JUMPED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AT 12,500 FEET AGL. HE DID NOT OPEN CHUTE. NO MALFUNCTIONS OF THE MAIN OR RESERVE CHUTE

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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