From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 21, 2003, a parachute fatality occurred at the Homestead general airport, a harness failure resulted in a broken neck for the parachutist. No problems with the parachute club (skydive miami) or their aircraft, Cessna caravan N9639F were found during this office investigation. Parachutist name: privacy data omitted number of jumps: 10 (novice jumper under supervision of instructor) club affiliation: skydive miami located on the Homestead airport packing records of the parachute: main parachute packed by student under supervision of instructor, reserve parachute packed by certificated senior rigger, on may 7, 2003.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 21, 2003, A PARACHUTE FATALITY OCCURRED AT THE HOMESTEAD GENERAL AIRPORT, A HARNESS FAILURE RESULTED IN A BROKEN NECK FOR THE PARACHUTIST. NO PROBLEMS WITH THE PARACHUTE CLUB (SKYDIVE MIAMI) OR THEIR AIRCRAFT, CESSNA CARAVAN N9639F WERE FOUND DURING THIS OFFICE INVESTIGATION. PARACHUTIST NAME: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED NUMBER OF JUMPS: 10 (NOVICE JUMPER UNDER SUPERVISION OF INSTRUCTOR) CLUB AFFILIATION: SKYDIVE MIAMI LOCATED ON THE HOMESTEAD AIRPORT PACKING RECORDS OF THE PARACHUTE: MAIN PARACHUTE PACKED BY STUDENT UNDER SUPERVISION OF INSTRUCTOR, RESERVE PARACHUTE PACKED BY CERTIFICATED SENIOR RIGGER, ON MAY 7, 2003.
Other reports on N9639F · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.