What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) privacy data omitted was one of four skydivers that exited the aircraft on the same flight. Exit from the aircraft was normal. The purpose of privacy data omitted jump was to gain experience in horizontal movement during the freefall portion of the jump. At the end of the freefall portion of the jump, privacy data omitted and the other jumpers opened their main canopies too FAR from the Deland airport to enable them to make a landing at the airport. They selected an alternate landing site which was one mile from the center of the Deland airport. On approach for landing, privacy data omitted made a sharp sudden turn which resulted in a diving turn into the ground. He sustained multiple injuries and was transported by helicopter to the halifax trauma center. privacy data omitted Died from his injuries approximately four hours later. privacy data omitted Made his jump from an aircraft operated by skydive Deland, inc. privacy data omitted Main parachute canopy was a performance designs sabre ii 150. His reserve parachute was inspected and packed on 10/03/2003.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ^PRIVACY DA^ WAS ONE OF FOUR SKYDIVERS THAT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE SAME FLIGHT. EXIT FROM THE AIRCRAFT WAS NORMAL. THE PURPOSE OF ^PRIVACY DATA^ JUMP WAS TO GAIN EXPERIENCE IN HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT DURING THE FREEFALL PORTION OF THE JUMP. AT THE END OF THE FREEFALL PORTION OF THE JUMP, ^PRIVACY DA^ AND THE OTHER JUMPERS OPENED THEIR MAIN CANOPIES TOO FAR FROM THE DELAND AIRPORT TO ENABLE THEM TO MAKE A LANDING AT THE AIRPORT. THEY SELECTED AN ALTERNATE LANDING SITE WHICH WAS ONE MILE FROM THE CENTER OF THE DELAND AIRPORT. ON APPROACH FOR LANDING, ^PRIVACY DA^ MADE A SHARP SUDDEN TURN WHICH RESULTED IN A DIVING TURN INTO THE GROUND. HE SUSTAINED MULTIPLE INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY HELICOPTER TO THE HALIFAX TRAUMA CENTER. ^PRIVACY DA^ DIED FROM HIS INJURIES APPROXIMATELY FOUR HOURS LATER. ^PRIVACY DA^ MADE HIS JUMP FROM AN AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY SKYDIVE DELAND, INC. ^PRIVACY DATA^ MAIN PARACHUTE CANOPY WAS A PERFORMANCE DESIGNS SABRE II 150. HIS RESERVE PARACHUTE WAS INSPECTED AND PACKED ON 10/03/2003.
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