What happened
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On August 9, 1998, a tandem jump was conducted under the authority of exemption no. 4943. This jump resulted in the serious internal injuries to russ cameron, the jump instructor, and the death of his student david maltbie. The following equipment was inspected on August 12, 1998: main canopy, relative workshop vtc iii-a s/n 4002473; harness/container, relative workshop tamdem vector 13 s/n 20498. The equipment inspectd was found airworty. The following individuals participated in the in spection of the above equipment: t.k. donle, tandem program manger, relative workshop; robert archibald, aviation safety inspector; chuck reynolds, aviation safety inspector; kim pechoes, detective, pierce county sheriff's dept.; geoffrey and jessie farrington, owners Kapowsin air sports; brett thomas, safety and training davisor, uspa. Main canopy opening and flight was normal until about 100 to 200 feet, were the canopy hit turbulence collapsing one side.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 9, 1998, A TANDEM JUMP WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF EXEMPTION NO. 4943. THIS JUMP RESULTED IN THE SERIOUS INTERNAL INJURIES TO RUSS CAMERON, THE JUMP INSTRUCTOR, AND THE DEATH OF HIS STUDENT DAVID MALTBIE. THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT WAS INSPECTED ON AUGUST 12, 1998: MAIN CANOPY, RELATIVE WORKSHOP VTC III-A S/N 4002473; HARNESS/CONTAINER, RELATIVE WORKSHOP TAMDEM VECTOR 13 S/N 20498. THE EQUIPMENT INSPECTD WAS FOUND AIRWORTY. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN THE IN SPECTION OF THE ABOVE EQUIPMENT: T.K. DONLE, TANDEM PROGRAM MANGER, RELATIVE WORKSHOP; ROBERT ARCHIBALD, AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR; CHUCK REYNOLDS, AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR; KIM PECHOES, DETECTIVE, PIERCE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT.; GEOFFREY AND JESSIE FARRINGTON, OWNERS KAPOWSIN AIR SPORTS; BRETT THOMAS, SAFETY AND TRAINING DAVISOR, USPA. MAIN CANOPY OPENING AND FLIGHT WAS NORMAL UNTIL ABOUT 100 TO 200 FEET, WERE THE CANOPY HIT TURBULENCE COLLAPSING ONE SIDE.
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