# Incident 19991029032649I: Lodi, CA, October 29, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1999, 13:35 local time
- Place: Lodi, CA
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 38.1216° N, 121.2908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lodi, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1216&lon=-121.2908&mi=10
- Aircraft: UNKNOWN (not matched to a registry record)
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991029032649I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-5) PARACHUTE JUMER MR. JAMES FULLERTON, HAD LOGGED 255 JUMPS USING HIS OWN EQUIPMENT PD-230 RAVEN II MPGON8-93, HIS LAS JUMP WAS FROM 13,000 FEET AT THE LODI AIRPORT, CALIFORNIA. HIS MAIN PARACHUTE WAS NOT DEPLOYED AND THE RESERVE HAD AN AUTO OPEN DEVICE TURNED IN THE MANUAL OFF POSITION AND NOT DEPLOYED. THE LAST REPACK ON THE RESERVE WAS 03-13-1999 BY PRECISION AERODYNAMICS. JUMP 255 WAS COMPLETED THE MORNING OF 10-19-1999, DEATH OCCURRED ON JUMP 256 THAT AFTERNOON 1330 HOURS ON 10-19-1999, DUE TO EXTENSIVE FRACTURES OF THE SKULL. USAF SPECIAL AGENT KRIS SHAMLOO, MCCLELLAN AFB, CA TOOK OVER THE INVESTIGATION ON 11-02-1999 FROM THE FAA. AGENT SHAMLOO TOOK CUSTODY OF ALL ITEMS WHICH INSPECTOR POLLARD SIGNED OVER TO HIM. THE USAF AGREED TO SEND A COPY OF THERE INVESTIGATION TO THE OAK/FSDO UPON COMPLETION.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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