# Incident 20040531033689I: Stbros SC7SERIES3, Eloy, AZ, May 31, 2004 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 31, 2004, 10:00 local time - Place: Eloy, AZ - Airport: Eloy Municipal Airport - Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping - Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105) - Location: 32.8067° N, 111.5866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELOY MUNI (E60), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8067&lon=-111.5866&mi=10 - Aircraft: N28LH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28LH) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Short Bros. & Harland SC-7 (registry code 8100501, https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-harland-sc-7) (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: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040531033689I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) SKYDIVER EXITED AIRCRAFT WITH OTHERS TO COMPLETE LARGE FREEFALL FORMATION WITH 100 JUMPERS. ONCE THE FORMATION WAS OVER ALL JUMPERS DEPLOYED THEIR CANOPIES. EYE WITNESSES STATED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET THE CANOPY THAT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS UNDER WAS CLIPPED BY ANOTHER JUMPER WHO WAS UNDER A FULLY INFLATED CANOPY. THE MIDAIR COLLISION CAUSED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CANOPY TO DEFORM WITH THE OUTSIDE TRAILING EDGES TOUCHING, IT BEGAN A RAPIDLY SPINNING DESCENT. AT APPROX. 200 FEET HIS RESERVE PILOT CHUTE AND CANOPY BAG BEGAN TO DEPLOY. THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE FOR THE RESERVE TO COMPLETE ITS OPENING SEQUENCE PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH THE EARTH. PARACHUTE INCIDENT ## Other reports on N28LH (4) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20140425006309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140425006309I), Apr 25, 2014: Short Bros. & Harland SC-7 (N28LH), Eloy, AZ, No damage, 1 fatal. The jumper was participating in an 88 person skydiving formation jump. He had been observed by other jumpers who stated he was in control and flying as normal.… - [Incident 20100416033289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100416033289I), Apr 16, 2010: Short Bros. SC-7 (N28LH), Eloy, AZ, No damage, 1 fatal. Jumper was participating in a formation skydive. Free fall and initial canopy was uneventful. The jumper was observed making a low turn to final landing to the… - [Incident 20061230029729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061230029729I), Dec 30, 2006: Stbros SC7SERIES3 (N28LH), Eloy, AZ, 1 fatal. (-23) While involved in skydiving event at Eloy, AZ on dec. 30, 2006 a low level midair collision occurred between two experienced parachutists while under… - [Incident 20041030032759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041030032759I), Oct 30, 2004: Stbros SC7SERIES3 (N28LH), Eloy, AZ, 1 fatal. (-23) During test (or experiment) of an extremely small (17.5 square foot) canopy built by precision parachute co. the right brake handle was released. Subject… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.