# Incident 20031122035969I: Stbros SC7SERIES3, Deland, FL, November 22, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 2003, 17:00 local time
- Place: Deland, FL
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 29.0227° N, 81.2865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DeLand, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0227&lon=-81.2865&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101FX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101FX-2009-08-21) (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
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031122035969I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## Other reports on N101FX (3)

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

- [Incident 20001227028829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001227028829I), Dec 27, 2000: Stbros SC7SERIES3 (N101FX), Deland, FL, 1 fatal. (-23)Parachutist[privacy data omitted]was performing her 100th skydive when she cut away her main parachute. Witnesses claimed to have seen her struggling…
- [Incident 19990404039999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990404039999I), Apr 4, 1999: Stbros SC7SERIES3 (N101FX), Deland, FL, 1 fatal. Parachutist beatrice vanderpol departed a/c at 3500 ft. her chute opened at approx. 3000 ft but a line over or line tangled. Chute did not open properly and…
- [Incident 19960907033329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960907033329I), Sep 7, 1996: Stbros SC72 (N101FX), Zepher Hills, FL, 1 fatal. Narrative: julie ann larsson was part of an eighteen person formation group. She exited the aircraft with another jumper and a third person filming the dive.…

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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