# Incident 19990425015239I: New Hanover, PA, April 25, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1999, 14:10 local time
- Place: New Hanover, PA
- Airport: New Hanover Airport
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 40.2979° N, 75.5813° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Hanover, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2979&lon=-75.5813&mi=10
- Aircraft: UNKNOWN (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990425015239I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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