# Incident 19990531014509I: Casa C212200, Montgomery, NY, May 31, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1999, 14:20 local time
- Place: Montgomery, NY
- Airport: Orange County Airport
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 41.5118° N, 74.2635° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORANGE COUNTY (MGJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5118&lon=-74.2635&mi=10
- Aircraft: N433CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N433CA-2016-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Construcciones Aeronauticas C-212-S1 (registry code 2410220, https://openairdocs.org/model/construcciones-aeronauticas-c-212-s1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Honeywell TPE331-10R (registry code 33988, https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-tpe331-10r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CASA C212200
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990531014509I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON MAY 31, 1999 AT APPROXIMATELY 1420 EDT, ALAN R. WILLIAMS, A 34 YEAR OLD, HEARING IMPAIRED PERSON WAS FATALLY INJURED WHILE PERFORMING A SPORT PARACHUTE JUMP. HE EXITED A CASA TURBOPROP AIRCRAFT LEASED TO SKY'S THE LIMIT SKYDIVING SCHOOL OF MONTGOMERY, NY AT 13,000 FEET MSL WITH THE INTENTION OF OPENING THE MAIN PARACHUTE AT APPROXIMATELY 4000 FEET AGL.  MR. WILLIAMS HAD APPROXIMATELY 300 PARACHUTE JUMPS OVER A NEARLY TEN YEAR PERIOD.  THIS WAS THE SECOND JUMP OF THE CURRENT SEASON. THE MAIN PARACHUTE WAS A MARAUDER MODEL MANUFACTURED BY THE NATIONAL PARACHUTE COMPANY OF FLEMINGTON, NJ IN 1988. THE RESERVE WAS PHANTOM 220, SERIAL #X00656, ALSO MANUFACTURED IN 1988 BY THE NATIONAL PARACHUTE COMPANY. UPON IMPACT THE MAIN PARACHUTE WAS STILL PARTIALLY RETAINED WITHIN THE PACKING BAG. THE PARACHUTE WAS STILL PARTIALLY FOLDED WITH THE PACKING TAGS ALIGNED. THE RESERVE PARACHUTE PILOT CHUTE WAS DEPLAYED WITH A PORTION OF THE STRAP ATTACHED TO THE RESERVE PACKING BAG. THE RESERVE HOWEVER WAS NOT FULLY DEPLOYED BY THE PILOT CHUTE.                                                                                                                                                     ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N433CA (5)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20011107037089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011107037089I), Nov 7, 2001: Casa C212200 (N433CA), Sebastian, FL. (-23) On November 9, 2001, at 1809 EDT, a Cirrus SR20, N76CP, registered to cfp associates, experienced a catastrophic engine failure, enroute to fort myers,…
- [Incident 19990313039589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990313039589I), Mar 13, 1999: Casa C212200 (N433CA), Lake Wales, FL, 1 fatal. The parachute jumper, bob donley [privacy data omitted] exited the aircraft at 14,000 feet for a free fall to 2,000 feet. The main chute malfunctioned, was cut…
- [Incident 19901219063559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901219063559I), Dec 19, 1990: Casa C212200 (N433CA), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. Right wing touched runway on landing. Co-pilot stated beta light on right engine came on.
- [Incident 19870518081499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870518081499I), May 18, 1987: Casa C212200 (N433CA), San Juan, Puerto Rico. Engine tach RPM fluctuating. Returned sju. Corrective action was to tighten loose cannon plug.
- [Incident 19870120014219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870120014219I), Jan 20, 1987: Casa C212200 (N433CA), St Thomas, VI, Minor damage. Aircraft departed runway side as nose wheel shimmy developed on rollout. Actuator bolts sheared due to shimmy.

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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