From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During a parachute jump run at 14,000FT, the first jumper's reserve parachute was accidentally deployed pulling the jumper out of the aircraft. The jumper impacted the horizontal stabilizer damaging it and rendering the aircraft uncontrollable. The remainder of the jumpers exited the aircraft along with the pilot. All jumpers and pilot landed safely. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact.
As the FAA filed it
DURING A PARACHUTE JUMP RUN AT 14,000FT, THE FIRST JUMPER'S RESERVE PARACHUTE WAS ACCIDENTALLY DEPLOYED PULLING THE JUMPER OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE JUMPER IMPACTED THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER DAMAGING IT AND RENDERING THE AIRCRAFT UNCONTROLLABLE. THE REMAINDER OF THE JUMPERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT ALONG WITH THE PILOT. ALL JUMPERS AND PILOT LANDED SAFELY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED UPON IMPACT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.