NTSB CAROL · Event
Event WPR24LA300
Registry · N902ST
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
PACIFIC AEROSPACE CORP LTD 750XL
Year of manufacture
2009 · 15 years old at event
Engine
P & W PT6A-34 (750 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20090408
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AC783C
Registrant of record
TRUE NORTH AVIATION LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The skydiver’s unintentional parachute deployment and subsequent entanglement with the airplane’s horizontal stabilizer.
Factual narrative
The pilot of the airplane reported that, during a skydiving flight, a skydiver’s parachute deployed early and became entangled with the tail. He felt the airplane pitch up and down violently before the parachute dislodged from the tail. The skydivers exited the airplane successfully and he was able to land the airplane without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the horizontal stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- — Aircraft-Aircraft structures-Empennage structure-Horizontal stabilizer-Damaged/degraded
- — Environmental issues-Physical environment-Object/animal/substance-Person-Effect on equipment
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2024_WPR24LA300.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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