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Date
July 10, 1996 · 17:00 local
Place
Sacramento, CA
Phase of flight
Parachute Jumping
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft
UR052
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
1
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
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on July 4, 1996, Mr. Campbell demonstrated a parachute jump at California exposition arena. As he approached the arena, Mr. Campbell made a hard left turn which increased his rate of descent significantly. Mr. Campbell made hard landing and suffered fatal injury.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON JULY 4, 1996, MR. CAMPBELL DEMONSTRATED A PARACHUTE JUMP AT CALIFORNIA EXPOSITION ARENA. AS HE APPROACHED THE ARENA, MR. CAMPBELL MADE A HARD LEFT TURN WHICH INCREASED HIS RATE OF DESCENT SIGNIFICANTLY. MR. CAMPBELL MADE HARD LANDING AND SUFFERED FATAL INJURY.