30.4628° N, 88.5292° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at TRENT LOTT INTL (PQL), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
January 23, 1999 · 16:00 local
Place
Pascagoula, MS
Airport
Trent Lott International Airport
Phase of flight
Parachute Jumping
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft
UNKNOWN
People aboard
2
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.
Witness stated that when skydiver exited aircraft he rolled over onto back and remained in that position till impact. The aad activated however skydiver grabbed parachute pack in his arms and remained that way till impact.
As the FAA filed it
WITNESS STATED THAT WHEN SKYDIVER EXITED AIRCRAFT HE ROLLED OVER ONTO BACK AND REMAINED IN THAT POSITION TILL IMPACT. THE AAD ACTIVATED HOWEVER SKYDIVER GRABBED PARACHUTE PACK IN HIS ARMS AND REMAINED THAT WAY TILL IMPACT.