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.
(-23) Mr. Brad t. caughran exited the aircraft at 13,000 ft, MSL. For a freefall to 3.5 AGL. The sabre 170 parachute opened normally. At approximately 75 feet AGL, Mr. Caughran snapped a 180 degree turn, stabbed his brakes and impacted the ground horizontally. Mr. Caughran received fatal injuries as a result of the impact.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MR. BRAD T. CAUGHRAN EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AT 13,000 FT, MSL. FOR A FREEFALL TO 3.5 AGL. THE SABRE 170 PARACHUTE OPENED NORMALLY. AT APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET AGL, MR. CAUGHRAN SNAPPED A 180 DEGREE TURN, STABBED HIS BRAKES AND IMPACTED THE GROUND HORIZONTALLY. MR. CAUGHRAN RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT.
Other reports on N128WJ · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.