# Incident 19960222005079I: Deland, FL, February 22, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1996, 13:15 local time
- Place: Deland, FL
- Airport: Deland Municipal-Sidney H Taylor
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 29.0670° N, 81.2838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DELAND MUNI-SIDNEY H TAYLOR FLD (DED), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0670&lon=-81.2838&mi=10
- Aircraft: UR035 (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960222005079I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR GROUND, PARACHUTIST SCOTT GADWAY, STRUCK THE GROUND HEAVILY WHILE MANEUVERING FOR A LANDING. RESERVE WAS FAA APPROVED AND WITHIN PACK DATE. IT WAS NOT DEPLOYED. NO ALTERATIONS OR FAILURES WERE APPARENT UPON INSPECTION OF THE MAIN CANOPY. RESERVE HARNESS DATA: PERFORMANCE DESIGN, SST RACER, PO126R, SER#126R7640, PACKED 02/12/96. MAIN CHUTE: PERFORMANCE DESIGN, STILLETTO 135 PN 135SF2, SER #13503927, MANUFACTURED OCT. 95.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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