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Incident

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Taylorville, IL · September 27, 1997

Date: September 27, 1997 · 18:27 local
Place: Taylorville, IL
Airport: Taylorville Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft: UNKNOWN
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 1

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What happened

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(-23) A parachute jumper received fatal injuries as a result of a high speed impact with the ground on September 27, 1997 at approximately 1827 CDT. The jumper's main parachute was fully deployed and steerable. Several witnesses on the ground observed the right toggle to slip out of the jumper's hand. The canopy entered a steep left turn at about 60 feet, and the jumper was unable to correct prior to impacting the ground. This incident is closed with this report. There were no FAA responsibilities involved. This was an intentional jump. No FAA approved equipment malfunctioned.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A PARACHUTE JUMPER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AS A RESULT OF A HIGH SPEED IMPACT WITH THE GROUND ON SEPTEMBER 27, 1997 AT APPROXIMATELY 1827 CDT. THE JUMPER'S MAIN PARACHUTE WAS FULLY DEPLOYED AND STEERABLE. SEVERAL WITNESSES ON THE GROUND OBSERVED THE RIGHT TOGGLE TO SLIP OUT OF THE JUMPER'S HAND. THE CANOPY ENTERED A STEEP LEFT TURN AT ABOUT 60 FEET, AND THE JUMPER WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT PRIOR TO IMPACTING THE GROUND. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT. THERE WERE NO FAA RESPONSIBILITIES INVOLVED. THIS WAS AN INTENTIONAL JUMP. NO FAA APPROVED EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTIONED.