Cessna P206C accident near Hartwood, VA
On April 14, 1996, a Cessna P206C (airplane) was involved in an accident near Hartwood, VA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 14, 1996
- Place
- Hartwood, VA
- Aircraft
- Cessna P206C · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.400°N, 77.541°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X05582
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn April 14, 1996, at 1615 eastern daylight time (EDT), N8682Z, a Cessna P206C, operated by Hartwood Aviation Inc., collided with a parachutist as it exited the airplane on a jump. The aircraft subsequently impacted terrain near Hartwood, Virginia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed. The certificated commercial pilot was seriously injured, one parachutist was fatally injured, one parachutist received minor injuries and another parachutist was not injured. The airplane was destroyed. The local skydiving flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91, and originated in Hartwood, Virginia, at 1550 EDT. According to the pilot, the airplane was on the fourth parachuting flight of the day and carried three parachutist He stated that they had completed three prior jump flights successfully, and this was the fourth and final jump flight for the day. He stated that the airplane was at an altitude of 10,000 feet mean sea level (msl), and the "spotter" signaled that they were in position for the parachutist to exit the airplane. The first parachutist reported that he was sitting next to the pilot facing rearward during the climb to altitude. He stated that he had completed a pin check for the main parachute successfully and the second parachutist/spotter told him to climb out when the airplane was over the correct point. He stated that he climbed out of the cockpit area, and had one foot was on the wheel step and the other foot free when his main canopy deployed. He stated that he was pulled toward the rear of the airplane, and he s
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 uncont
More accidents in VA
- Boeing 757-200, Sep 11, 2001
- Beech B99, Sep 23, 1985
- Beech 65, Sep 10, 1995
- Beech 200, Oct 24, 2004
- Piper PA-31-310, Nov 14, 1982
Browse: Virginia · Cessna aircraft
Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
