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Incident

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Ottawa, IL · July 1, 1998

Date: July 1, 1998 · 19:00 local
Place: Ottawa, IL
Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft: UNKNOWN
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) A Mr. Gus glass (parachutist) was fatally injured when he struck the ground. Witness reported that Mr. Glass grabbed the main chute cord and became entangled. The reserve parachute deployed and also, became entangled with the main chute and never inflated. The lasalle county sheriff's department, noted in their accident report that the main chute was wrapped around the jumper's left arm. The inspection of the parachute revealed no malfunction of the main or reserve chutes. The first time jumper was hooked to a static line and the static line initiated deployment as designed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A MR. GUS GLASS (PARACHUTIST) WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN HE STRUCK THE GROUND. WITNESS REPORTED THAT MR. GLASS GRABBED THE MAIN CHUTE CORD AND BECAME ENTANGLED. THE RESERVE PARACHUTE DEPLOYED AND ALSO, BECAME ENTANGLED WITH THE MAIN CHUTE AND NEVER INFLATED. THE LASALLE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, NOTED IN THEIR ACCIDENT REPORT THAT THE MAIN CHUTE WAS WRAPPED AROUND THE JUMPER'S LEFT ARM. THE INSPECTION OF THE PARACHUTE REVEALED NO MALFUNCTION OF THE MAIN OR RESERVE CHUTES. THE FIRST TIME JUMPER WAS HOOKED TO A STATIC LINE AND THE STATIC LINE INITIATED DEPLOYMENT AS DESIGNED.