40.3026° N, 88.1549° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Rantoul, IL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 6, 2003 · 18:15 local
Place
Rantoul, IL
Phase of flight
Parachute Jumping
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft
UNKNOWN
Fatal injuries
1
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) privacy data omitted - skydiver 'cut away' from main chute at low altitude and impacted the ground prior to the 'reserve' deployment. Skydiver sustained fatal injury as a result of this event. This incident is closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA ^ - SKYDIVER 'CUT AWAY' FROM MAIN CHUTE AT LOW ALTITUDE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND PRIOR TO THE 'RESERVE' DEPLOYMENT. SKYDIVER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURY AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.