What happened
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(-23)On July 17, 2000, at approximately 0800AM, our office received a call from the owner of puerto rico skydving school, privacy data omitted, regarding an accident that happened on July 15, 2000, at approximately 0645PM, at Humacao Airport, in which privacy data omitted, instructor parachutist of puerto rico skydiving school, died when he impacted the runway at a steep angle of descent at Humacao Airport, due to control problems with his parachute while approaching at the lending area at Humacao Airport. Eye witnesses at the scene were interviewed and stated that privacy data omitted lost control of the parachute approximately on the last 100 feet. One of the instructor at the scene, privacy data omitted, said that he saw privacy data omitted ^ struggling with his parachute due to the fact he lost for some reason the control handles which allows him to control the parachute on the approach. privacy data omitted ^ Had an estimated 1000 jumps and he was one of the instructors of the puerto rice skydiving school. privacy data omitted Stated that the parachute was packed by privacy data omitted ^.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON JULY 17, 2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 0800AM, OUR OFFICE RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE OWNER OF PUERTO RICO SKYDVING SCHOOL, ^PRIVACY DATA ^, REGARDING AN ACCIDENT THAT HAPPENED ON JULY 15, 2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 0645PM, AT HUMACAO AIRPORT, IN WHICH ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^, INSTRUCTOR PARACHUTIST OF PUERTO RICO SKYDIVING SCHOOL, DIED WHEN HE IMPACTED THE RUNWAY AT A STEEP ANGLE OF DESCENT AT HUMACAO AIRPORT, DUE TO CONTROL PROBLEMS WITH HIS PARACHUTE WHILE APPROACHING AT THE LENDING AREA AT HUMACAO AIRPORT. EYE WITNESSES AT THE SCENE WERE INTERVIEWED AND STATED THAT ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ LOST CONTROL OF THE PARACHUTE APPROXIMATELY ON THE LAST 100 FEET. ONE OF THE INSTRUCTOR AT THE SCENE, ^PRIVACY DATA^, SAID THAT HE SAW ^PRIVACY ^ STRUGGLING WITH HIS PARACHUTE DUE TO THE FACT HE LOST FOR SOME REASON THE CONTROL HANDLES WHICH ALLOWS HIM TO CONTROL THE PARACHUTE ON THE APPROACH. ^PRIVACY ^ HAD AN ESTIMATED 1000 JUMPS AND HE WAS ONE OF THE INSTRUCTORS OF THE PUERTO RICE SKYDIVING SCHOOL. ^PRIVACY DATA ^ STATED THAT THE PARACHUTE WAS PACKED BY ^PRIVACY ^.
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