What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: Marquette mountain, MI. On March 17, 1996, at 1530 EDT a parachutist, david r. blondeau, of 220 edgewood trail, Marquette Michigan , dob 3/20/55, sustained 2nd and 3rd degree burns over 30% of his body. The parachutist came into contact with high voltage power lines, while making a sport parachute jump from a Bell 206 helicopter, N101CD, owned by iron range aviation, privacy data omitted and operated by the properly certificated pilot, stephen blondeau. The parachutist statement was "he didn't see the power lines until it was too late to correct his descent". The tso'd emergency parachute make-para flight swift plus, s/n R63039 was not used and was properly re-packed on January 6, 1966 by senior rigger gary zattlow, 394485292 seal #4-1990. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: MARQUETTE MOUNTAIN, MI. ON MARCH 17, 1996, AT 1530 EDT A PARACHUTIST, DAVID R. BLONDEAU, OF 220 EDGEWOOD TRAIL, MARQUETTE MICHIGAN , DOB 3/20/55, SUSTAINED 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS OVER 30% OF HIS BODY. THE PARACHUTIST CAME INTO CONTACT WITH HIGH VOLTAGE POWER LINES, WHILE MAKING A SPORT PARACHUTE JUMP FROM A BELL 206 HELICOPTER, N101CD, OWNED BY IRON RANGE AVIATION, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND OPERATED BY THE PROPERLY CERTIFICATED PILOT, STEPHEN BLONDEAU. THE PARACHUTIST STATEMENT WAS "HE DIDN'T SEE THE POWER LINES UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE TO CORRECT HIS DESCENT". THE TSO'D EMERGENCY PARACHUTE MAKE-PARA FLIGHT SWIFT PLUS, S/N R63039 WAS NOT USED AND WAS PROPERLY RE-PACKED ON JANUARY 6, 1966 BY SENIOR RIGGER GARY ZATTLOW, 394485292 SEAL #4-1990. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.