# Incident 20160716011149I: Cessna 208B, Ellington, CT, July 16, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2016, 09:30 local time
- Place: Ellington, CT
- Airport: Ellington
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 41.9254° N, 72.4571° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELLINGTON (7B9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9254&lon=-72.4571&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9479B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9479B-2025-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SERIES
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160716011149I

## Narrative

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

ON SATURDAY JULY 16, 2016, AT APPROXIMATLY 09:30 AM, A SKY DIVING STUDENT WAS MAKING HER FIRST ACCELERATED FREEFALL (SOLO) JUMP. AFTER THE CANOPY OPENED, SHE STOPPED RESPONDING TO INSTRUCTOR COMMANDS WHEN SHE REACHED APROXIMATLY 1500 FEET IN ALTITUDE.  SHE ENDED UP LANDING IN A TREE OFF THE DROPZONE ABOUT 1/4 MILE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT.  WHILE WAITING FOR HELP IN THE TREE, AND COMMUNICATING WITH THE INSTRUCTOR BY RADIO, THE TREE BRANCH BROKE AND SHE FELL APPROXIMATLY 30 FEET TO THE GROUND.  SHE SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES TO HER LEGS, ANKLE, AND BACK, DUE TO THE FALL FROM THE TREE, AND WAS AIRLIFTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL.

NAME OF JUMPER:  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING OF JUMPER: THE STUDENT HAD COMPLETED 7 TANDEM JUMPS WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, AND COMPLETED A 1ST JUMP COURSE ON JULY 6TH AND 7TH.

CLUB AFFILIATION:  NO CLUB AFFILLIATION DUE TO STILL BEING A STUDENT.

PARACHUTE:  PERFORMANCE DESIGN NAVIGATOR (240 SQUARE FEET) PACKED ON 07/04/2016 BY^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

NAME OF JUMPING SCHOOL:  CONNECTICUT PARACHUTISTS INC.  (CPI)

## Other reports on N9479B (2)

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

- [Incident 20210705014149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210705014149I), Jul 5, 2021: Cessna 208B (N9479B), East Stroudsbur, PA, No damage, 1 fatal. Skydiver requested use of main parachute from manufacturer, for demonstration purposes. Jumper made representation that skills were beyond those required for…
- [Incident 20210418009649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210418009649I), Apr 18, 2021: Cessna 208B (N9479B), East Stroudsbur, PA, No damage, 1 fatal. Decedent was part of a [privacy data omitted]. Four-man departed aircraft at 13,800, connected twice, and separated at break point of 5K. One member of…

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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