# Incident 20210418009649I: Cessna 208B, East Stroudsbur, PA, April 18, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2021, 11:45 local time
- Place: East Stroudsbur, PA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 41.0050° N, 75.1713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Stroudsburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0050&lon=-75.1713&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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210418009649I

## Narrative

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

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 FOUR-MAN, STATED HE SAW A RED AND BLACK CANOPY THAT WAS IN A LEFT-HAND SPIRAL. THE CANOPY WAS CUT AWAY, BUT NO RESERVE PARACHUTE EVER DEPLOYED. WITNESSES ON GROUND STATED THAT MAIN PARACHUTE WAS CUT AWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET. RESERVE PARACHUTE DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT TIME TO DEPLOY FROM FREE BAG.

## 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 20160716011149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160716011149I), Jul 16, 2016: Cessna 208B (N9479B), Ellington, CT, No damage. 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…

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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