# Incident 20030806023579I: Rantoul, IL, August 6, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2003, 18:15 local time
- Place: Rantoul, IL
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 40.3026° N, 88.1549° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rantoul, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3026&lon=-88.1549&mi=10
- Aircraft: UNKNOWN (not matched to a registry record)
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030806023579I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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