# Incident 19981114042689I: Beech C45H, Orange, VA, November 14, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1998, 14:30 local time
- Place: Orange, VA
- Airport: Orange County Airport
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2472° N, 78.0456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORANGE COUNTY (OMH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2472&lon=-78.0456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35136 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C45H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981114042689I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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