20041024027329A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna P206B · Taylorville, IL · October 24, 2004

Date: October 24, 2004 · 14:40 local
Place: Taylorville, IL
Airport: Taylorville Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N8619Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI05LA014
Reported as: Cessna P206B
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,900 total1,700 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N8619ZRegistration cancelled Apr 7, 2005 · Cessna P206BS/N P206-0419 · Built 1967 Airframe modelCessna P206B Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) This aircraft operated by mid america sport parachute club, inc. of Taylorville, IL. Was conducting parachute operations over the Taylorville airport at approximately 14:40 hours on 10-24-04. One jumper experienced a premature deployment of his main parachute and the parachute rapidly became entangled around the r/h main landing gear strut and extended toward the tail of the aircraft. Within moments of the premature deployment the aircraft entered an inverted flat spin and crashed into a field west of the runway. All occupants were able to exit the aircraft and parachute safely except one parachutist who was entangled with the aircraft and was fatally injured in the crash.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THIS AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY MID AMERICA SPORT PARACHUTE CLUB, INC. OF TAYLORVILLE, IL. WAS CONDUCTING PARACHUTE OPERATIONS OVER THE TAYLORVILLE AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 14:40 HOURS ON 10-24-04. ONE JUMPER EXPERIENCED A PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT OF HIS MAIN PARACHUTE AND THE PARACHUTE RAPIDLY BECAME ENTANGLED AROUND THE R/H MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT AND EXTENDED TOWARD THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT. WITHIN MOMENTS OF THE PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED AN INVERTED FLAT SPIN AND CRASHED INTO A FIELD WEST OF THE RUNWAY. ALL OCCUPANTS WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT AND PARACHUTE SAFELY EXCEPT ONE PARACHUTIST WHO WAS ENTANGLED WITH THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS FATALLY INJURED IN THE CRASH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI05LA014Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportTaylorville, ILAircraft control not possible by the pilot following a premature deployment of a parachute as a parachutist exited the jump airplane during cruise flight. The inverted spin encountered by the pilot was an additional cause.Oct 24, 2004 · Destroyed

Other reports on N8619Z · 3

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

Incident 19981211045629IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Naples, FLAttachment states: on dec. 11, 1998, Mr. Urs spenger, pilot certificate 2482092, was pilot in command of aircraft N8619Z, a Cessna 206-P206B, cleared to land on runway 050 at Naples airport, Naples, Florida. Mr. Spenger stated, that the aircraft had a strong…Dec 11, 1998 Incident 19860509038889IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Tucson, AZAircraft veered as nose wheel was lowered on rollout. Departed runway side and nosed down in soft soil.May 9, 1986 · Minor damage Accident 19780407008769ALevel Off Touchdown · Imperial, CAGusting 25-35K.prop,firewall dmgd.Apr 7, 1978 · Reported as Cessna TU206A · Substantial damage