# Incident 20020209008609I: Stbros SC7SERIES3, Humacoa, PR, February 9, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 2002, 16:00 local time
- Place: Humacoa, PR
- Airport: Humacao Airport
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Aircraft: N1846, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1846-2017-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Short Bros. & Harland SC7 SERIES 3 (registry code 8100512, https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-harland-sc7-series-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STBROS SC7SERIES3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020209008609I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

- [Incident 20031101030759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031101030759I), Nov 1, 2003: Stbros SC7SERIES3 (N1846), Thomaston, GA, 1 fatal. (-23) Atlanta skydivers event. 2 jumpers in fully deployed chutes, had a canopy collision approx. 100 ft. from the ground. One turned (male-death) into the…
- [Incident 20000817017289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000817017289I), Aug 17, 2000: Stbros SC7SERIES3 (N1846), Ottawa, IL, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot attempted to take off on runway 21 from the intersection, a/c accelerated normally up to approximately 75 KIAS. When the pilot attempted to…

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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