What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On September 5, 1999 Mr. Paul burk and Mr. Robert bergfeld were sky diving at Sullivan Missouri airport with quantum leap sky diving club. They jumped out of aircraft N125A, BE-90-B90, about 15:10 CDT at 100 feet above the ground, the two sky divers collided. Their chutes became tangled and stalled out about 50 feet above the ground which caused both men to fall to the ground. Mr. Burk died of injuries suffered on the incident. He had avout 200 sky diving jumps and a class a license. He was using a perfomance design 190 parachute with a reserve packing date of 6-25-99. Mr. Bergfeld suffered cuts and fractures inthe incident. He had about 78 sky diving jumps and class a license. He was a performance design sabar 150 with a reserve packing date of 7-23-99.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 5, 1999 MR.PAUL BURK AND MR. ROBERT BERGFELD WERE SKY DIVING AT SULLIVAN MISSOURI AIRPORT WITH QUANTUM LEAP SKY DIVING CLUB. THEY JUMPED OUT OF AIRCRAFT N125A, BE-90-B90, ABOUT 15:10 CDT AT 100 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE TWO SKY DIVERS COLLIDED. THEIR CHUTES BECAME TANGLED AND STALLED OUT ABOUT 50 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND WHICH CAUSED BOTH MEN TO FALL TO THE GROUND. MR. BURK DIED OF INJURIES SUFFERED ON THE INCIDENT. HE HAD AVOUT 200 SKY DIVING JUMPS AND A CLASS A LICENSE. HE WAS USING A PERFOMANCE DESIGN 190 PARACHUTE WITH A RESERVE PACKING DATE OF 6-25-99. MR. BERGFELD SUFFERED CUTS AND FRACTURES INTHE INCIDENT. HE HAD ABOUT 78 SKY DIVING JUMPS AND CLASS A LICENSE. HE WAS A PERFORMANCE DESIGN SABAR 150 WITH A RESERVE PACKING DATE OF 7-23-99.
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