ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 301068
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| Date: | Saturday 19 October 2013 |
| Time: | 14:50 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing-Stearman B75N1 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N65355 |
| MSN: | 75-6512 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2836 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tampa, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Tampa, FL (X39) |
| Tampa, FL (X39) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he briefed the planned jump with the parachutists before departure during a festival and that the parachutists were supposed to jump after reaching 2,800 feet mean sea level (msl). About 30 minutes before the jump, the right-wing parachutist requested to depart from the right wing rather than the front seat; the pilot and left-wing parachutist agreed. The preflight brief did not address whether or not the parachutists would drift over the crowd at the airfield or not. During takeoff, the two parachutists were standing on the lower wing to the left and right of the cockpit and gripping the handhold on the upper wing surface. They were not wearing safety harnesses. The pilot reported that when the airplane was climbing through about 1,000 feet msl, the right-wing parachutist departed the airplane in a "stable and controlled jump posture" but before the planned jump altitude of 2,800 feet. The pilot entered a left turn, gained visual contact with the parachutist, and saw the parachute canopy open before the parachutist impacted the ground. The pilot returned to the airpark without further incident.
Forensic toxicology samples taken from the accident parachutist were negative for drugs, alcohol, and carbon monoxide. Examination of the airframe, engine, and parachute systems revealed no preaccident mechanical malfunction or anomalies that would have precluded normal operations. It could not be determined why the right wing parachutist departed the airplane before the planned jump altitude or why he delayed opening his parachute canopy, which resulted in his subsequent impact with trees and terrain.
Probable Cause: The parachutist's low altitude departure from the right wing before the planned altitude and his delayed opening of his parachute canopy, which resulted in impact with a tree and then the ground before the parachute fully opened.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA14LA011
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 July 1993 | N65355 | Private | 0 | Burnet, TX | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Nov-2022 13:27 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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