Investigation number
197001280
Occurrence date
Location
Wilton
Report release date
Report status
Final
Investigation type
Occurrence Investigation
Investigation status
Completed
Aviation occurrence category
Miscellaneous - Other
Occurrence class
Accident
Highest injury level
Fatal
At approximately 1127 hours EST on 24th May, 1970, a parachutist was fatally injured on impact with the ground after his parachutes had failed to correctly deploy during a free fall descent near Wilton, New South Wales. The cause of the accident was that following a malfunction of his main parachute, the parachutist did not jettison the main parachute before attempting to deploy his reserve parachute.
Aircraft Details
Model
182H
Registration
VH-KMM
Operation type
Sports Aviation
Departure point
Wilton
Destination
Wilton
Damage
Nil