Pacific 750XL N902ST

Summary

On 31 August 2024 at about 21:40 local time, a Pacific 750XL registered N902ST, operated by True North Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Mulino, Oregon, United States. 15 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

31 August 2024 at 21:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Mulino, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Mulino State (4S9)

Coordinates

45.2166, -122.5902

Aircraft

Pacific 750XL

Registration

N902ST

Category

Airplane

Year built

2009

Engines

1

Operator

True North Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Skydiving

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Portland-Mulino → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR24LA300

Nobody was injured.

The skydiver’s unintentional parachute deployment and subsequent entanglement with the airplane’s horizontal stabilizer.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB 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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.