20000521015939I

Incident

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Taft, CA · May 21, 2000

Date: May 21, 2000 · 12:05 local
Place: Taft, CA
Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft: UNKNOWN
Fatal injuries: 1

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)privacy data omitted suffered fatal injuries following a parachute accident at Taft drop zone loctaed near Taft, CA on 5/21/2000 at 1205 PDT. privacy data omitted Was attempting to land when he lost control of his parachute and fell from an altitude of approximately 15 to 30 ft AGL. The parachute was a performance design 9 cell canopy (150 sq/ft). privacy data omitted Owned this parachute and packed it prior to the jump. There was no report of any parachute malfunction. The reserve chute was not deployed. It was packed by a certified rigger on 05/10/2000. privacy data omitted Had made approximately 200 jumps (50 this year) prior to the accident. He was associated with air advantures west, Taft drop zone, Taft, CA.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)^PRIVACY DATA ^ SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES FOLLOWING A PARACHUTE ACCIDENT AT TAFT DROP ZONE LOCTAED NEAR TAFT, CA ON 5/21/2000 AT 1205 PDT. ^PRIVACY DAT^ WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF HIS PARACHUTE AND FELL FROM AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 30 FT AGL. THE PARACHUTE WAS A PERFORMANCE DESIGN 9 CELL CANOPY (150 SQ/FT). ^PRIVACY DAT^ OWNED THIS PARACHUTE AND PACKED IT PRIOR TO THE JUMP. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF ANY PARACHUTE MALFUNCTION. THE RESERVE CHUTE WAS NOT DEPLOYED. IT WAS PACKED BY A CERTIFIED RIGGER ON 05/10/2000. ^PRIVACY DAT^ HAD MADE APPROXIMATELY 200 JUMPS (50 THIS YEAR) PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. HE WAS ASSOCIATED WITH AIR ADVANTURES WEST, TAFT DROP ZONE, TAFT, CA.