38.2472° N, 78.0456° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at ORANGE COUNTY (OMH), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
November 14, 1998 · 14:30 local
Place
Orange, VA
Airport
Orange County Airport
Phase of flight
Parachute Jumping
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N35136
Reported as
Beech C45H
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
1
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-5)William kenny, privacy data omitted was executing a parachute jump at Orange co.. He was a newcomer to this group but was considered very experienced with several thousand jumps. He was about 71 years old. His main chute did not open and his reserve was not pulled. It resulted in a fatality.
As the FAA filed it
(-5)WILLIAM KENNY, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS EXECUTING A PARACHUTE JUMP AT ORANGE CO.. HE WAS A NEWCOMER TO THIS GROUP BUT WAS CONSIDERED VERY EXPERIENCED WITH SEVERAL THOUSAND JUMPS. HE WAS ABOUT 71 YEARS OLD. HIS MAIN CHUTE DID NOT OPEN AND HIS RESERVE WAS NOT PULLED. IT RESULTED IN A FATALITY.