What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)In (ded) Deland municipal on 4-13-2001 at 1030 am privacy data omitted was fatally injured ina skydiving incident, after impacting the ground at a high rate of speed in almost a vertical flight trajectory with his parachute fully deployed. There is a vhs video tape confirming the aforementioned sentence. This incident file also contains three witness statements that confirm the video that the parachute was fully deployed and all three conclude operator error (ie) the skydiver failed to flare and slow his decent before impacted the ground. The FAA inspector of the main parachute revealed no deficiences that would have contributed to the fatal incident. The reserve was not deployed and the inspection card showed it was replaced March 10th 2001 well within the FAR requirment of 120 days. The skydiver, a canadian citizen had 4700 prior jumps.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)IN (DED) DELAND MUNICIPAL ON 4-13-2001 AT 1030 AM ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ WAS FATALLY INJURED INA SKYDIVING INCIDENT, AFTER IMPACTING THE GROUND AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED IN ALMOST A VERTICAL FLIGHT TRAJECTORY WITH HIS PARACHUTE FULLY DEPLOYED. THERE IS A VHS VIDEO TAPE CONFIRMING THE AFOREMENTIONED SENTENCE. THIS INCIDENT FILE ALSO CONTAINS THREE WITNESS STATEMENTS THAT CONFIRM THE VIDEO THAT THE PARACHUTE WAS FULLY DEPLOYED AND ALL THREE CONCLUDE OPERATOR ERROR (IE) THE SKYDIVER FAILED TO FLARE AND SLOW HIS DECENT BEFORE IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE FAA INSPECTOR OF THE MAIN PARACHUTE REVEALED NO DEFICIENCES THAT WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE FATAL INCIDENT. THE RESERVE WAS NOT DEPLOYED AND THE INSPECTION CARD SHOWED IT WAS REPLACED MARCH 10TH 2001 WELL WITHIN THE FAR REQUIRMENT OF 120 DAYS. THE SKYDIVER, A CANADIAN CITIZEN HAD 4700 PRIOR JUMPS.