SEA71DWD10

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Arlington, WA · July 4, 1970

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
July 4, 1970
Place
Arlington, WA · ARLINGTON, WA
Injuries
1 serious, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2513YCessna 172
Status
Completed · report April 30, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121241

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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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3-2913   70/7/4  NR.ARLINGTON,WASH     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1330                    N2513Y              PX-  0  1  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            AGE 47, 7000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ARLINGTON,WASH               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-PRCHT OPENED PREMATURELY,CAUSE NOT DETERMINED
        REMARKS- JUMPER PULLED OFF STEP,HIT STABLZR,BROKE LEG.

Aircraft

Registration
N2513Y
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.