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| Date: | Sunday 29 September 2002 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B |
| Owner/operator: | Boston-providence Skydiving Center |
| Registration: | N9347B |
| MSN: | 208B0059 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1988 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8000 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PT-6A-114A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pawtucket, Rhode Island -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Parachuting |
| Departure airport: | Smithfield-North Central Airport, RI (SFZ/KSFZ) |
| Smithfield-North Central Airport, RI (SFZ/KSFZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After a parachute drop flight, the airplane taxied back to the ramp area. The airplane was parked on the ramp, with the engine running, while the next group of parachutists were boarding the airplane. During that time, a parachutist who had just landed, contacted the propeller and sustained a serious injury. Witnesses reported observing the parachutist descending toward the airplane without altering her course. One witness reported he "tackled" the parachutist to the ground; however, the parachute became entangled in the airplane's propeller and subsequently dragged the parachutist into the propeller. The parachutist had completed an estimated 18 prior jumps, which included 4 jumps at the accident airport. Winds reported at the airport, about the time of the accident were calm.
Probable Cause: The parachutist's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in contact with the operating propeller of a parked airplane.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC02LA199
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Nov-2022 13:29 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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