# Incident 20050709013849I: Cessna P206B, New Castle, PA, July 9, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2005, 17:05 local time
- Place: New Castle, PA
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 40.9941° N, 80.3455° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Castle, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9941&lon=-80.3455&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4740F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4740F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P206B (registry code 2073309, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050709013849I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO A STATEMENT FROM A FELLOW JUMPER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRCRAFT EXIT, PARACHUTE DEPLOYMENT, AND DESCENT WERE ALL NORMAL, BUT HE EXTENDED THE DOWNWIND LEG TOO LONG. IN AN ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO THE LANDING SITE, ^PRIVACY DA^ MADE A HARD LEFT TURN, CAUSING HIS PARACHUTE TO LOSE LIFT, WHICH ENDED IN A RAPID DESCENT AND MAJOR INJURIES TO ^PRIVACY DAT^ SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N4740F (2)

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

- [Incident 19930327010339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930327010339I), Mar 27, 1993: Cessna P206C (N4740F), Frankfort, IN, 1 fatal. Jumper attempted to deploy main chute. Did not deploy. Reserve chute opened. Became entangled with main chute.
- [Incident 19890329020339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890329020339I), Mar 29, 1989: Cessna P206B (N4740F), West Palm Beach, FL. No response from throttle after takeoff. Engine went to idle. Landed in field. Throttle control arm was worn.

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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