MIA68S0002

NTSB incident investigation · Cessna 182 · Rockledge, FL · September 24, 1967

Incident · FatalClosed
Date
September 24, 1967
Place
Rockledge, FL · ROCKLEDGE, FL
Injuries
1 fatal, 3 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5403BCessna 182
Status
Completed · report February 9, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113419

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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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5-0010  67/9/24    ROCKLEDGE,FLA       CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 419
        TIME - 1120                    N5403B              PX-  1  0  1  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 214 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENS AIR PARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        REMARKS- JUMPERS PARACHUTE WAS NOT OPENED PRIOR TO GROUND CONTACT.SUICIDE NOTES FND IN JUMPERS POSSESSIONS.

Aircraft

Registration
N5403B
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
No damage
Airport
Greens Air Park

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