What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On August 12, 1999, jerry n. carmicle, privacy data omitted ,was fatally injured as the result of a parachute jump. He landed in a bean field approx. one-half mile from Baldwin field, Quincy, IL. Mr. Carmicle was not reported missing and was not found for several hours. He died of injuries suffered from impact with the ground. An inspection of the parachute revealed no discerable malfunction or problem. The main canopy was out and the brake toggles were unstowed. The exact time Mr. Carmicle made this jump could not be established except that it was during the afternoon hours. The winds during the afternoon hours were approx. 12 to 15 knots with gusts from 16 to 18 knots.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 12, 1999, JERRY N. CARMICLE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ,WAS FATALLY INJURED AS THE RESULT OF A PARACHUTE JUMP. HE LANDED IN A BEAN FIELD APPROX. ONE-HALF MILE FROM BALDWIN FIELD, QUINCY, IL. MR. CARMICLE WAS NOT REPORTED MISSING AND WAS NOT FOUND FOR SEVERAL HOURS. HE DIED OF INJURIES SUFFERED FROM IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. AN INSPECTION OF THE PARACHUTE REVEALED NO DISCERABLE MALFUNCTION OR PROBLEM. THE MAIN CANOPY WAS OUT AND THE BRAKE TOGGLES WERE UNSTOWED. THE EXACT TIME MR. CARMICLE MADE THIS JUMP COULD NOT BE ESTABLISHED EXCEPT THAT IT WAS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WERE APPROX. 12 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS FROM 16 TO 18 KNOTS.