What happened
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(-23)At approximately 1755 EST 06/20/2000, privacy data omitted jumped from N6844E at 3,000 ft MSL as a skydiver. Eyewitnesses report a normal chute deployment followed by various maneuvers during descent. At approximately 300' AGL while approaching the landing area from the east (due to a light breeze from the west) privacy data omitted initiated a spiral descent at approximately 45 feet and headed downwind. He then initiated an aggressive 180 degress right turn. At this low altitude recovery from this maneuver was not possible. Ground impact was made at t high rate of speed and an excessive rate of descent. privacy data omitted Sustained fatal injuries as the result of impact with the ground and was pronounced at the scene by local emergency medical technicians. The body was transported to the county medical examiner's office and an autopsy was perfromed on 06/21/2000.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)AT APPROXIMATELY 1755 EST 06/20/2000, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ JUMPED FROM N6844E AT 3,000 FT MSL AS A SKYDIVER. EYEWITNESSES REPORT A NORMAL CHUTE DEPLOYMENT FOLLOWED BY VARIOUS MANEUVERS DURING DESCENT. AT APPROXIMATELY 300' AGL WHILE APPROACHING THE LANDING AREA FROM THE EAST (DUE TO A LIGHT BREEZE FROM THE WEST) ^PRIVACY DAT^ INITIATED A SPIRAL DESCENT AT APPROXIMATELY 45 FEET AND HEADED DOWNWIND. HE THEN INITIATED AN AGGRESSIVE 180 DEGRESS RIGHT TURN. AT THIS LOW ALTITUDE RECOVERY FROM THIS MANEUVER WAS NOT POSSIBLE. GROUND IMPACT WAS MADE AT T HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND AN EXCESSIVE RATE OF DESCENT. ^PRIVACY DAT^ SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AS THE RESULT OF IMPACT WITH THE GROUND AND WAS PRONOUNCED AT THE SCENE BY LOCAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS. THE BODY WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE AND AN AUTOPSY WAS PERFROMED ON 06/21/2000.
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