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Incident

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Ottawa, IL · July 19, 1998

Date: July 19, 1998 · 19:30 local
Place: Ottawa, IL
Airport: Ottawa Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft: UNKNOWN
People aboard: 1
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.

Miss sandy wambach, a parachutist, was fatally injured when she struck the ground. The main and reserve parachutes had not been deployed. I witnessed the examination of her parachute by the owner and operator of sky dive chicago, roger nelson. I verified that both systems in her parachute were fully functional. A witness reported that Ms. Wambach collided with another jumper and she ws rendered unconscious and unable ot work the parachute controls. (Above narrative from 8020-23)

As the FAA filed it

MISS SANDY WAMBACH, A PARACHUTIST, WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN SHE STRUCK THE GROUND. THE MAIN AND RESERVE PARACHUTES HAD NOT BEEN DEPLOYED. I WITNESSED THE EXAMINATION OF HER PARACHUTE BY THE OWNER AND OPERATOR OF SKY DIVE CHICAGO, ROGER NELSON. I VERIFIED THAT BOTH SYSTEMS IN HER PARACHUTE WERE FULLY FUNCTIONAL. A WITNESS REPORTED THAT MS. WAMBACH COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER JUMPER AND SHE WS RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS AND UNABLE OT WORK THE PARACHUTE CONTROLS. (ABOVE NARRATIVE FROM 8020-23)