What happened
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(-23) Skydiver: privacy data omitted experience: 3 jumps (1 tandem free fall, 2 static line) training: basic course for student - 1 hour for tandem and 2 days for static line club: Kansas state university jump club parachute: manta canopy packed by staffer darin genereux reserve parachute: glide path sharp chater packed on June 23, 2001 by jason wheeland, FAA certified rigger, certificate no. 196643529-507 (see parachute record log) possible cause: by witness statement, Mr. Kibbe seemed to have trouble controlling the canopy. After the canopy deployed, Mr. Kibbe turned right and then began to spiral hard to the right. Ground crew tried to instruct Ms. Kibbe by radio on how to get out of the spiral. She stopped for a few seconds, then continued to spiral hard to the right and disappeared in a corn field. There seemed to be no problem with the canopy which was inspected by jesse magana, uspa safety/training advisor; rex westmeyer, an instructor with 1,000 plus jumps; and andrew leake, experienced jumper with the us army. (Witness statements and police report are attached).
As the FAA filed it
(-23) SKYDIVER: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIENCE: 3 JUMPS (1 TANDEM FREE FALL, 2 STATIC LINE) TRAINING: BASIC COURSE FOR STUDENT - 1 HOUR FOR TANDEM AND 2 DAYS FOR STATIC LINE CLUB: KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY JUMP CLUB PARACHUTE: MANTA CANOPY PACKED BY STAFFER DARIN GENEREUX RESERVE PARACHUTE: GLIDE PATH SHARP CHATER PACKED ON JUNE 23, 2001 BY JASON WHEELAND, FAA CERTIFIED RIGGER, CERTIFICATE NO. 196643529-507 (SEE PARACHUTE RECORD LOG) POSSIBLE CAUSE: BY WITNESS STATEMENT, MR. KIBBE SEEMED TO HAVE TROUBLE CONTROLLING THE CANOPY. AFTER THE CANOPY DEPLOYED, MR. KIBBE TURNED RIGHT AND THEN BEGAN TO SPIRAL HARD TO THE RIGHT. GROUND CREW TRIED TO INSTRUCT MS. KIBBE BY RADIO ON HOW TO GET OUT OF THE SPIRAL. SHE STOPPED FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN CONTINUED TO SPIRAL HARD TO THE RIGHT AND DISAPPEARED IN A CORN FIELD. THERE SEEMED TO BE NO PROBLEM WITH THE CANOPY WHICH WAS INSPECTED BY JESSE MAGANA, USPA SAFETY/TRAINING ADVISOR; REX WESTMEYER, AN INSTRUCTOR WITH 1,000 PLUS JUMPS; AND ANDREW LEAKE, EXPERIENCED JUMPER WITH THE US ARMY. (WITNESS STATEMENTS AND POLICE REPORT ARE ATTACHED).
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