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Incident

FAA incident report · Stbros SC7 SERIES 3 · Humacoa, PR · February 9, 2002

Date: February 9, 2002 · 16:00 local
Place: Humacoa, PR
Airport: Humacao Airport
Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft: N1846
Reported as: Stbros SC7SERIES3
Fatal injuries: 1

N1846Registration cancelled Jul 20, 2017 · Short Bros. & Harland SC7 SERIES 3S/N SH1846 · Built 1968 Airframe modelShort Bros. & Harland SC7 SERIES 3 Engine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) A parachutist lost his life when his main chute developed a control problem. He compounded the problem by opening his reserve chute without disposal of his main. This resulted in a landing with a high sink rate. A list of facts, found as part of the investigation, is attached to this report. Parachute incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A PARACHUTIST LOST HIS LIFE WHEN HIS MAIN CHUTE DEVELOPED A CONTROL PROBLEM. HE COMPOUNDED THE PROBLEM BY OPENING HIS RESERVE CHUTE WITHOUT DISPOSAL OF HIS MAIN. THIS RESULTED IN A LANDING WITH A HIGH SINK RATE. A LIST OF FACTS, FOUND AS PART OF THE INVESTIGATION, IS ATTACHED TO THIS REPORT. PARACHUTE INCIDENT.

Other reports on N1846 · 2

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

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