What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on may 31, 1999 at approximately 1420 EDT, alan r. williams, a 34 year old, hearing impaired person was fatally injured while performing a sport parachute jump. He exited a Casa turboprop aircraft leased to sky's the limit skydiving school of Montgomery, NY at 13,000 feet MSL with the intention of opening the main parachute at approximately 4000 feet AGL. Mr. Williams had approximately 300 parachute jumps over a nearly ten year period. This was the second jump of the current season. The main parachute was a marauder model manufactured by the national parachute company of flemington, NJ in 1988. The reserve was phantom 220, serial #X00656, also manufactured in 1988 by the national parachute company. Upon impact the main parachute was still partially retained within the packing bag. The parachute was still partially folded with the packing tags aligned. The reserve parachute pilot chute was deplayed with a portion of the strap attached to the reserve packing bag. The reserve however was not fully deployed by the pilot chute. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON MAY 31, 1999 AT APPROXIMATELY 1420 EDT, ALAN R. WILLIAMS, A 34 YEAR OLD, HEARING IMPAIRED PERSON WAS FATALLY INJURED WHILE PERFORMING A SPORT PARACHUTE JUMP. HE EXITED A CASA TURBOPROP AIRCRAFT LEASED TO SKY'S THE LIMIT SKYDIVING SCHOOL OF MONTGOMERY, NY AT 13,000 FEET MSL WITH THE INTENTION OF OPENING THE MAIN PARACHUTE AT APPROXIMATELY 4000 FEET AGL. MR. WILLIAMS HAD APPROXIMATELY 300 PARACHUTE JUMPS OVER A NEARLY TEN YEAR PERIOD. THIS WAS THE SECOND JUMP OF THE CURRENT SEASON. THE MAIN PARACHUTE WAS A MARAUDER MODEL MANUFACTURED BY THE NATIONAL PARACHUTE COMPANY OF FLEMINGTON, NJ IN 1988. THE RESERVE WAS PHANTOM 220, SERIAL #X00656, ALSO MANUFACTURED IN 1988 BY THE NATIONAL PARACHUTE COMPANY. UPON IMPACT THE MAIN PARACHUTE WAS STILL PARTIALLY RETAINED WITHIN THE PACKING BAG. THE PARACHUTE WAS STILL PARTIALLY FOLDED WITH THE PACKING TAGS ALIGNED. THE RESERVE PARACHUTE PILOT CHUTE WAS DEPLAYED WITH A PORTION OF THE STRAP ATTACHED TO THE RESERVE PACKING BAG. THE RESERVE HOWEVER WAS NOT FULLY DEPLOYED BY THE PILOT CHUTE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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