20040821021599I

Incident · Damage unknown

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Perris, CA · August 21, 2004

Date: August 21, 2004 · 16:00 local
Place: Perris, CA
Airport: Perris Valley Airport
Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage: Damage unknown
Aircraft: UNKNOWN
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) Highly experienced skydiver (1100+ jumps) fatally injured during parachuting accident. Observer reported that she made a "hook" turn (steep right turn with high rate of descent) at a very low altitude. She hit the ground at the same time as her parachute. Her emergency chute was not deployed. Skydiver privacy data omitted was using a "pilot" brand parachute with a 104 square foot canopy. She was a highly experienced member of united states parachute association. She was not jumping with a group. Parachute incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) HIGHLY EXPERIENCED SKYDIVER (1100+ JUMPS) FATALLY INJURED DURING PARACHUTING ACCIDENT. OBSERVER REPORTED THAT SHE MADE A "HOOK" TURN (STEEP RIGHT TURN WITH HIGH RATE OF DESCENT) AT A VERY LOW ALTITUDE. SHE HIT THE GROUND AT THE SAME TIME AS HER PARACHUTE. HER EMERGENCY CHUTE WAS NOT DEPLOYED. SKYDIVER ^PRIVACY DAT^ WAS USING A "PILOT" BRAND PARACHUTE WITH A 104 SQUARE FOOT CANOPY. SHE WAS A HIGHLY EXPERIENCED MEMBER OF UNITED STATES PARACHUTE ASSOCIATION. SHE WAS NOT JUMPING WITH A GROUP. PARACHUTE INCIDENT.