# NTSB Accident MIA99LA131
> **Piper J-3C** · 1999-04-17 · JACKSON, MS, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA99LA131
- **Event ID:** 20001205X00533
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-04-17
- **Location:** JACKSON, MS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.28947, -90.179176
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** J-3C
- **Registration:** N38272
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the airshow aerial performer to maintain a grip on the airplane's externally mounted rope ladder for unknown reasons and his failure to install and use a safety line resulting in his fall to earth. A factor in the accident was the sudden 'blossoming' by the air stream of the performer's jacket just before he lost his grip due to inadequate preflight securing.

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