What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on October 13, 1995 at 1715 EDT, Mr. Mike ray a student sports parachutist and a U.S.p.a. certificated tandem instructor parachutist a highly skilled and experienced tandem instructor were fatally injured during a tandem sports parachute jump. The main parachute manufactured by relative workshop, inc. model vtc iii failed and the reserve parachute manufactured by relative workshop, inc. model vector ii, TSO60C23B, p/n 3601108, A/N20181 properly packed by a senior rigger on September 13, 1995 and had been activated by both the automatic opening device and the instructor, failed to deploy when the pilot, chute became entangled in the risers of the main parachute which was still in the vicinity. Both jumpers were affiliated with the skydive Michigan parachute club. This office requested a review of exemption #4943 d docket 23869 which is issued to strong enterprises inc. and the relative workshop, inc., for exemption from FAR part 105.43(a).
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 13, 1995 AT 1715 EDT, MR. MIKE RAY A STUDENT SPORTS PARACHUTIST AND A U.S.P.A. CERTIFICATED TANDEM INSTRUCTOR PARACHUTIST A HIGHLY SKILLED AND EXPERIENCED TANDEM INSTRUCTOR WERE FATALLY INJURED DURING A TANDEM SPORTS PARACHUTE JUMP. THE MAIN PARACHUTE MANUFACTURED BY RELATIVE WORKSHOP, INC. MODEL VTC III FAILED AND THE RESERVE PARACHUTE MANUFACTURED BY RELATIVE WORKSHOP, INC. MODEL VECTOR II, TSO60C23B, P/N 3601108, A/N20181 PROPERLY PACKED BY A SENIOR RIGGER ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1995 AND HAD BEEN ACTIVATED BY BOTH THE AUTOMATIC OPENING DEVICE AND THE INSTRUCTOR, FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN THE PILOT, CHUTE BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE RISERS OF THE MAIN PARACHUTE WHICH WAS STILL IN THE VICINITY. BOTH JUMPERS WERE AFFILIATED WITH THE SKYDIVE MICHIGAN PARACHUTE CLUB. THIS OFFICE REQUESTED A REVIEW OF EXEMPTION #4943 D DOCKET 23869 WHICH IS ISSUED TO STRONG ENTERPRISES INC. AND THE RELATIVE WORKSHOP, INC., FOR EXEMPTION FROM FAR PART 105.43(A).
Other reports on N5445B · 3
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