What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: during the sport parachute jump, the parachutes of two jumpers became entangled at approximately 250 feet AGL. One jumper cut away from his main parachute and did not have enough altitude to deploy his reserve. The jumper, john p. luby, was fatally injured by impact with the ground. This jump was Mr. Luby's first civilian jump. He was currently qualified active duty us navy parachutist with 15 military jumps. Prior to this jump he was given all training for a first jump and was packed on the day of the jump by a certificated rigger. The reserve canopy was a paraflite MT-1 and was packed on 12-31-93 by the same rigger. No violation of FAR was revealed during this investigation.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: DURING THE SPORT PARACHUTE JUMP, THE PARACHUTES OF TWO JUMPERS BECAME ENTANGLED AT APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET AGL. ONE JUMPER CUT AWAY FROM HIS MAIN PARACHUTE AND DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO DEPLOY HIS RESERVE. THE JUMPER, JOHN P. LUBY, WAS FATALLY INJURED BY IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. THIS JUMP WAS MR. LUBY'S FIRST CIVILIAN JUMP. HE WAS CURRENTLY QUALIFIED ACTIVE DUTY US NAVY PARACHUTIST WITH 15 MILITARY JUMPS. PRIOR TO THIS JUMP HE WAS GIVEN ALL TRAINING FOR A FIRST JUMP AND WAS PACKED ON THE DAY OF THE JUMP BY A CERTIFICATED RIGGER. THE RESERVE CANOPY WAS A PARAFLITE MT-1 AND WAS PACKED ON 12-31-93 BY THE SAME RIGGER. NO VIOLATION OF FAR WAS REVEALED DURING THIS INVESTIGATION.
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