Accident · 1991-12-15

NTSB case FTW92LA047 · CESSNA 182D · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-12-15
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 182D (N8883X)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: JAMES R. WEDDLE Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): JAMES R. WEDDLE

Probable cause

THE PARACHUTE JUMPER'S RESERVE PARACHUTE INADVERTENTLY OPENING, FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS, RESULTING IN THE JUMPER IMPACTING THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

Source: NTSB case FTW92LA047

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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