20031101030759I

Incident

FAA incident report · Stbros SC7 SERIES 3 · Thomaston, GA · November 1, 2003

Date
November 1, 2003 · 14:00 local
Place
Thomaston, GA
Phase of flight
Parachute Jumping
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft
N1846
Reported as
Stbros SC7SERIES3
People aboard
1
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) Atlanta skydivers event. 2 jumpers in fully deployed chutes, had a canopy collision approx. 100 ft. from the ground. One turned (male-death) into the other (female-injury); the male's canopy was collapsed at ground impact, female's was partially collapsed at impact. The two injured jumpers were life-flighted to a hospital. Atlanta skydivers were notified about midnight that the male had died. Name: privacy data omitted(deceased); experience: 650+ jumps & instructor; club affiliation: U.S. Parachute association; chute & packing: icharus crossfire-139; res repack 10-22-03 name: privacy data omitted(injured); experience: 100+ jumps; club affiliation: U.S. Parachute association; chute & packing: unk; reserves repack 7-29-03.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ATLANTA SKYDIVERS EVENT. 2 JUMPERS IN FULLY DEPLOYED CHUTES, HAD A CANOPY COLLISION APPROX. 100 FT. FROM THE GROUND. ONE TURNED (MALE-DEATH) INTO THE OTHER (FEMALE-INJURY); THE MALE'S CANOPY WAS COLLAPSED AT GROUND IMPACT, FEMALE'S WAS PARTIALLY COLLAPSED AT IMPACT. THE TWO INJURED JUMPERS WERE LIFE-FLIGHTED TO A HOSPITAL. ATLANTA SKYDIVERS WERE NOTIFIED ABOUT MIDNIGHT THAT THE MALE HAD DIED. NAME: ^PRIVACY DATA^(DECEASED); EXPERIENCE: 650+ JUMPS & INSTRUCTOR; CLUB AFFILIATION: U.S. PARACHUTE ASSOCIATION; CHUTE & PACKING: ICHARUS CROSSFIRE-139; RES REPACK 10-22-03 NAME: ^PRIVACY DATA OM^(INJURED); EXPERIENCE: 100+ JUMPS; CLUB AFFILIATION: U.S. PARACHUTE ASSOCIATION; CHUTE & PACKING: UNK; RESERVES REPACK 7-29-03.

Other reports on N1846 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.