# Incident 20001227028829I: Stbros SC7SERIES3, Deland, FL, December 27, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 2000, 17:30 local time
- Place: Deland, FL
- Airport: Deland Municipal-Sidney H Taylor
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 29.0670° N, 81.2838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DELAND MUNI-SIDNEY H TAYLOR FLD (DED), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0670&lon=-81.2838&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101FX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101FX-2009-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Short Bros. & Harland SC7 SERIES 3 (registry code 8100512, https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-harland-sc7-series-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STBROS SC7SERIES3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001227028829I

## Narrative

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

(-23)PARACHUTIST^PRIVACY DATA O^WAS PERFORMING HER 100TH SKYDIVE WHEN SHE CUT AWAY HER MAIN PARACHUTE. WITNESSES CLAIMED TO HAVE SEEN HER STRUGGLING POSSIBLY TO GAIN PROPER POSITION TO DEPLOY THE RESERVE.^PRIVACY DATA^BODY WAS FOUND NEXT TO THE "FLOMET" BUILDING NEAR THE DELAND AIRPORT. UPON INSPECTION OF THE PARACHUTE PACK, THERE APPEARED TO BE NO IRREGULARITIES. AN OPERATIONAL TEST WAS PERFORMED ON THE RESERVE PARACHUTE, IT DEPLOYED NORMALLY WITH APPROX. 2 LBS. OF PULLING PRESSURE. NO AUTOMATIC DEPLOYMENT DEVICE WAS INSTALLED IN THE RESERVE PACK.

## Other reports on N101FX (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20031122035969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031122035969I), Nov 22, 2003: Stbros SC7SERIES3 (N101FX), Deland, FL, 1 fatal. (-23) [privacy data omitted] was one of four skydivers that exited the aircraft on the same flight. Exit from the aircraft was normal. The purpose of [privacy…
- [Incident 19990404039999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990404039999I), Apr 4, 1999: Stbros SC7SERIES3 (N101FX), Deland, FL, 1 fatal. Parachutist beatrice vanderpol departed a/c at 3500 ft. her chute opened at approx. 3000 ft but a line over or line tangled. Chute did not open properly and…
- [Incident 19960907033329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960907033329I), Sep 7, 1996: Stbros SC72 (N101FX), Zepher Hills, FL, 1 fatal. Narrative: julie ann larsson was part of an eighteen person formation group. She exited the aircraft with another jumper and a third person filming the dive.…

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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