What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: the victim and another experienced skydiver exited aircraft at 14,500 MSL. Both deployed main canopies at 7,000 MSL. Victim was photographing another parachutist who was displaying a banner while under canopy. At approx. 1,500 MSL, victim's feet got tangled in the canopy of the other parachutist and both parachutists accelerated as canopies got tangled. Second parachutist cut away main at approx. 700MSL. Victim falls to an altitude of approx. 100-200' before cutting away main. At this altitude, victim did not have enough altitude to successfully deploy his reserve parachute. Victim impacted a short cinderblock. The victim of this incident was named henry best. He was a uspa d class licensed parachutist. He has made many demonstration jumps into various sporting events and public festivities. He was parachuting at sunstate freefallers at Keystone airpark. Parachute equip. Was vector ii harness, main canopy was a flight concepts sharpshooter model. Reserve canopy was a square manufactured to the appropriate TSO. Mr. Best was a certificated parachute rigger and last packed his reserve in November, 1995. Reporting inspector inspected this gear on 12-26-95 during a demonstration jump into the gator bowl, jacksonville, FL.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE VICTIM AND ANOTHER EXPERIENCED SKYDIVER EXITED AIRCRAFT AT 14,500 MSL. BOTH DEPLOYED MAIN CANOPIES AT 7,000 MSL. VICTIM WAS PHOTOGRAPHING ANOTHER PARACHUTIST WHO WAS DISPLAYING A BANNER WHILE UNDER CANOPY. AT APPROX. 1,500 MSL, VICTIM'S FEET GOT TANGLED IN THE CANOPY OF THE OTHER PARACHUTIST AND BOTH PARACHUTISTS ACCELERATED AS CANOPIES GOT TANGLED. SECOND PARACHUTIST CUT AWAY MAIN AT APPROX. 700MSL. VICTIM FALLS TO AN ALTITUDE OF APPROX. 100-200' BEFORE CUTTING AWAY MAIN. AT THIS ALTITUDE, VICTIM DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO SUCCESSFULLY DEPLOY HIS RESERVE PARACHUTE. VICTIM IMPACTED A SHORT CINDERBLOCK. THE VICTIM OF THIS INCIDENT WAS NAMED HENRY BEST. HE WAS A USPA D CLASS LICENSED PARACHUTIST. HE HAS MADE MANY DEMONSTRATION JUMPS INTO VARIOUS SPORTING EVENTS AND PUBLIC FESTIVITIES. HE WAS PARACHUTING AT SUNSTATE FREEFALLERS AT KEYSTONE AIRPARK. PARACHUTE EQUIP. WAS VECTOR II HARNESS, MAIN CANOPY WAS A FLIGHT CONCEPTS SHARPSHOOTER MODEL. RESERVE CANOPY WAS A SQUARE MANUFACTURED TO THE APPROPRIATE TSO. MR. BEST WAS A CERTIFICATED PARACHUTE RIGGER AND LAST PACKED HIS RESERVE IN NOVEMBER, 1995. REPORTING INSPECTOR INSPECTED THIS GEAR ON 12-26-95 DURING A DEMONSTRATION JUMP INTO THE GATOR BOWL, JACKSONVILLE, FL.
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