# NTSB Accident FTW96LA110
> **Bell 206B** · 1996-02-03 · CUSHING, OK, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW96LA110
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05243
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-02-03
- **Location:** CUSHING, OK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.96915, -96.760246
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206B
- **Registration:** N2184Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The inadvertent deployment of the passenger's parachute as a result of his failure to follow proper procedures and deactivate the automatic opening device on the parachute.

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