# Incident 20031101030759I: Stbros SC7SERIES3, Thomaston, GA, November 1, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 2003, 14:00 local time
- Place: Thomaston, GA
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 32.8917° N, 84.3267° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thomaston, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8917&lon=-84.3267&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1846, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1846-2017-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Short Bros. & Harland SC7 SERIES 3 (registry code 8100512, https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-harland-sc7-series-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STBROS SC7SERIES3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031101030759I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

- [Incident 20020209008609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020209008609I), Feb 9, 2002: Stbros SC7SERIES3 (N1846), Humacoa, PR, 1 fatal. (-23) A parachutist lost his life when his main chute developed a control problem. He compounded the problem by opening his reserve chute without disposal of…
- [Incident 20000817017289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000817017289I), Aug 17, 2000: Stbros SC7SERIES3 (N1846), Ottawa, IL, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot attempted to take off on runway 21 from the intersection, a/c accelerated normally up to approximately 75 KIAS. When the pilot attempted to…

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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