From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
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Narrative: nils hellberg and rob laidlaw were part of a twenty person formation group. When the divers broke their formation and separated, hellberg opened his parachute. Laidlaw, who was still free falling above hellberg, collided with hellberg, severing hellberg's left leg. Laidlaw suffered a broken hip. Experience and training of laidlaw and hellberg is unknown. They were jumping under the auspices of skydive Deland, a uspa certified club. Equipment follows: laidlaw hellberg reserve PD-126R canopy reserve PD-143R canopy pn PD-126R pn PD-143R ser # 126R7101 ser # 143R2547 packed 02/26/96 packed 03/96 harness wonder hog ii r harness wonder hog ii r ser # 30878 ser # 25123 mfg July 94 TSO 23B mfg 1992 TSO 23B
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: NILS HELLBERG AND ROB LAIDLAW WERE PART OF A TWENTY PERSON FORMATION GROUP. WHEN THE DIVERS BROKE THEIR FORMATION AND SEPARATED, HELLBERG OPENED HIS PARACHUTE. LAIDLAW, WHO WAS STILL FREE FALLING ABOVE HELLBERG, COLLIDED WITH HELLBERG, SEVERING HELLBERG'S LEFT LEG. LAIDLAW SUFFERED A BROKEN HIP. EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING OF LAIDLAW AND HELLBERG IS UNKNOWN. THEY WERE JUMPING UNDER THE AUSPICES OF SKYDIVE DELAND, A USPA CERTIFIED CLUB. EQUIPMENT FOLLOWS: LAIDLAW HELLBERG RESERVE PD-126R CANOPY RESERVE PD-143R CANOPY PN PD-126R PN PD-143R SER # 126R7101 SER # 143R2547 PACKED 02/26/96 PACKED 03/96 HARNESS WONDER HOG II R HARNESS WONDER HOG II R SER # 30878 SER # 25123 MFG JULY 94 TSO 23B MFG 1992 TSO 23B
Other reports on N123FX · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.