# Incident 20160116009179I: Cessna 208B, Louisburg, NC, January 16, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 2016, 12:45 local time
- Place: Louisburg, NC
- Airport: Triangle North
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 36.0966° N, 78.2986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisburg, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0966&lon=-78.2986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N477XP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N477XP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160116009179I

## Narrative

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

SKYDIVER'S EQUIPMENT FAILED, PROBABLY DUE TO IMPROPER RIGGING BY HIMSELF, CUTAWAY OF MAIN CHUTE AT ALTITUDE THAT DID NOT PERMIT DEPLOYMENT OF RESERVE CHUTE RESULTING IN FATAL CONTACT WITH GROUND.

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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