FTW68S0001

NTSB incident investigation · Cessna 172 · Lk.Jackson, TX · July 17, 1967

Incident · FatalClosed
Date
July 17, 1967
Place
Lk.Jackson, TX · LK.JACKSON, TX
Injuries
1 fatal, 3 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5577RCessna 172
Status
Completed · report February 14, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114827

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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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5-0011  67/7/17    LK.JACKSON,TEX      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1645                    N5577R              PX-  1  0  2  PARAJUMP-SPORT            UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        REMARKS- JUMPERS MAIN CHUTE FOULED.RESERVE CHUTE OK BUT NOT DEPLOYED.JUMPER FREE FELL TO EARTH.

Aircraft

Registration
N5577R
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
No damage

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