36.1854° N, 94.5300° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Siloam Springs, AR, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 15, 1999 · 10:11 local
Place
Siloam Springs, AR
Airport
Siloam Springs Ndb
Phase of flight
Parachute Jumping
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.
(-23) Scott fletcher southerland,privacy data omittedan expereienced skydiver with 95 previous jumps, committed suicide by cutting all four risers on both his main and reserve chutes. He then jumped from an aircraft at 4500 feet altitude. Parachutist died on impact. Suicide note found in parachute harness.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) SCOTT FLETCHER SOUTHERLAND,^PRIVACY DATA ^AN EXPEREIENCED SKYDIVER WITH 95 PREVIOUS JUMPS, COMMITTED SUICIDE BY CUTTING ALL FOUR RISERS ON BOTH HIS MAIN AND RESERVE CHUTES. HE THEN JUMPED FROM AN AIRCRAFT AT 4500 FEET ALTITUDE. PARACHUTIST DIED ON IMPACT. SUICIDE NOTE FOUND IN PARACHUTE HARNESS.