CHI69D0089

NTSB accident investigation · Howard DGA-15 · Pekin, IL · May 30, 1968

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
May 30, 1968
Place
Pekin, IL · PEKIN, IL
Injuries
1 serious, 4 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5707NHoward DGA-15
Status
Completed · report August 16, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109832

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1948  68/5/30    PEKIN,ILL           HOWARD DGA-15       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 374
        TIME - 1450                    N5707N              PX-  0  1  3  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- JUMPERS EMERG CHUTE OPENED AND PULLED HIM OUT OF ACFT. JUMPER SUFFERED BROKEN ARM.

Aircraft

Registration
N5707N
Reported as
Howard DGA-15
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage