1 fatal · Cessna P206C · 1996-04-14 · HARTWOOD, VA, USA
Event
NTSB number
IAD96FA061
Event ID
20001208X05582
Type
Accident
Date
1996-04-14
Location
HARTWOOD, VA, USA
Coordinates
38.399574, -77.540756
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
2
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
4
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
P206C
Registration
N8682Z
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the inadvertent/premature deployment of the first skydiver's parachute, which resulted in contact with the airplane's horizontal stabilizer by the first skydiver and his parachute, loss of integrity of the empennage to the aft fuselage, loss of aircraft control, and subsequent separation of the empennage. The third skydiver was fatally injured when he failed or was unable to bail out of the uncontrolled airplane.