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Date
April 25, 1999 · 14:10 local
Place
New Hanover, PA
Airport
New Hanover Airport
Phase of flight
Parachute Jumping
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft
UNKNOWN
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.
Edward c. weishew, parachutist, departed aircraft and deployed his chute. The chute opened normally. Mr. Weishew performed a hook turn and impacted ground at a high rate of speed. Mr. Weishew was declared dead upon arrival at the hospital.
As the FAA filed it
EDWARD C. WEISHEW, PARACHUTIST, DEPARTED AIRCRAFT AND DEPLOYED HIS CHUTE. THE CHUTE OPENED NORMALLY. MR. WEISHEW PERFORMED A HOOK TURN AND IMPACTED GROUND AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. MR. WEISHEW WAS DECLARED DEAD UPON ARRIVAL AT THE HOSPITAL.