# Incident 20170610006989I: Beech E-90, Monroe, GA, June 10, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2017, 14:40 local time
- Place: Monroe, GA
- Airport: Monroe Walton Co.
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 33.7824° N, 83.6929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Monroe Walton County Airport (D73), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7824&lon=-83.6929&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9059S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9059S-2022-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-90 (registry code 1152914, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E-90
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170610006989I

## Narrative

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

NEWS STATEMENT AS FOLLOWS: A GEORGIA SKYDIVING INSTRUCTOR HAS DIED DURING A PARACHUTE LANDING.

MONROE POLICE CHIEF STATED: "THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 2:40 P.M. SATURDAY AT MONROE-WALTON COUNTY AIRPORT".

JOSEPH BENNETT WAS AN INSTRUCTOR FOR SKYDIVE MONROE . SKYDIVE MONROE OWNER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT: "BENNETT HAD BEEN SKYDIVING FOR MANY YEARS AND MADE MORE THAN 6,000 DROPS".

HE STATED: "THERE WERE NO EQUIPMENT FAILURES OR MISSTEPS IN THE DROP SATURDAY AND THAT BENNETT JUST MISJUDGED HIS LANDING APPROACH."

PARACHUTIST NAME:

BENNETT, JOSEPH EARL

EXPERIENCE:

6800 JUMPS, TANDEM INSTRUCTOR, FREEFALL INSTRUCTOR, MASTER PARACHUTE RIGGER.

CLUB AFFILIATION:

SKYDIVE MONROE, GA.

MAIN CHUTE:

EXTREAM VX 99 IRACUS

S/N: 38314503

RESERVE CHUTE:

FCI MINI CRICKET

S/N 53239

LAST INSPECTION:

17 JANUARY 2017 BY 2722938

## Other reports on N9059S (1)

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

- [Incident 20190907017939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190907017939I), Sep 7, 2019: Beech E-90 (N9059S), Monroe, GA, Minor damage. On September 07, 2019 at approximately 2:00 pm the pilot of N9059S, a king air E90 aircraft built by Beechcraft departed Monroe-Walton County Airport climbed…

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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