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: a parachute jumper received fatal injuries on August 6, 1996 at approximately 1330 CDT after making a turn at too low an altitude. The jumper collided with another jumper's parachute after completing a 4-WAY. The other jumper cut away and deployed his reserve. The main parachute stayed entangled in the deceased jumper's feet and legs. The deceased's parachute was not effected and remained fully deployed and steerable. He was observed making a 180 degree turn at a low altitude just prior to impact. This incident is closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: A PARACHUTE JUMPER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES ON AUGUST 6, 1996 AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 CDT AFTER MAKING A TURN AT TOO LOW AN ALTITUDE. THE JUMPER COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER JUMPER'S PARACHUTE AFTER COMPLETING A 4-WAY. THE OTHER JUMPER CUT AWAY AND DEPLOYED HIS RESERVE. THE MAIN PARACHUTE STAYED ENTANGLED IN THE DECEASED JUMPER'S FEET AND LEGS. THE DECEASED'S PARACHUTE WAS NOT EFFECTED AND REMAINED FULLY DEPLOYED AND STEERABLE. HE WAS OBSERVED MAKING A 180 DEGREE TURN AT A LOW ALTITUDE JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.
Other reports on N924MA · 7
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.