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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Morrilton, AR · February 19, 2017

Date: February 19, 2017 · 14:34 local
Place: Morrilton, AR
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: NONE
People aboard: 0
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0

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What happened

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On February 19, 2017, at 1430 CST, a parachutist made a personnal jump from aircraft N8310Z. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. He deployed his main parachute but it did not open correctly. It is estimated he did not release the main chute and open the reserve chute until approximately 1000' above ground. The individual landed in a small pond adjacent to the airport and drown. The flight originated at cantrel field, conway, AR.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 19, 2017, AT 1430 CST, A PARACHUTIST MADE A PERSONNAL JUMP FROM AIRCRAFT N8310Z. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. HE DEPLOYED HIS MAIN PARACHUTE BUT IT DID NOT OPEN CORRECTLY. IT IS ESTIMATED HE DID NOT RELEASE THE MAIN CHUTE AND OPEN THE RESERVE CHUTE UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 1000' ABOVE GROUND. THE INDIVIDUAL LANDED IN A SMALL POND ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT AND DROWN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CANTREL FIELD, CONWAY, AR.