What happened
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(-23) On July 4, 2001, at 2:30 p.m., david w. walker was participating in a solo parachute jump in Beeville, TX, at sky's the limit parachute center. This was Mr. Walker's 39THE jump. He left the aircraft (Cessna skylane N92823) at 10,500 feet and deployed his main parachute at 4,000 feet after a stable free fall. He had a good canopy and steered it in the general area of the drop zone. The winds were 4-5 mph and shifting around in direction. Mr. Walker was heading east in the direction of some power lines and at about 30 feet up he made a hard left 180 degree turn to avoid them. He and his canopy both hit the ground at about the same time resulting in a hard landing. 911 was called and EMS arrived about 10 minutes later. Mr. Walker was air lifted to corpus christi, TX, where he died on the operating room from internal bleeding.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 4, 2001, AT 2:30 P.M., DAVID W. WALKER WAS PARTICIPATING IN A SOLO PARACHUTE JUMP IN BEEVILLE, TX, AT SKY'S THE LIMIT PARACHUTE CENTER. THIS WAS MR. WALKER'S 39THE JUMP. HE LEFT THE AIRCRAFT (CESSNA SKYLANE N92823) AT 10,500 FEET AND DEPLOYED HIS MAIN PARACHUTE AT 4,000 FEET AFTER A STABLE FREE FALL. HE HAD A GOOD CANOPY AND STEERED IT IN THE GENERAL AREA OF THE DROP ZONE. THE WINDS WERE 4-5 MPH AND SHIFTING AROUND IN DIRECTION. MR. WALKER WAS HEADING EAST IN THE DIRECTION OF SOME POWER LINES AND AT ABOUT 30 FEET UP HE MADE A HARD LEFT 180 DEGREE TURN TO AVOID THEM. HE AND HIS CANOPY BOTH HIT THE GROUND AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING. 911 WAS CALLED AND EMS ARRIVED ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER. MR. WALKER WAS AIR LIFTED TO CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, WHERE HE DIED ON THE OPERATING ROOM FROM INTERNAL BLEEDING.
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