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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 208 · Williamstown, NJ · September 2, 2004

Date
September 2, 2004 · 15:52 local
Place
Williamstown, NJ
Phase of flight
Parachute Jumping
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft
N9438F
Reported as
Cessna 208
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) Skydiver name: privacy data omitted experience: approximately 10 years with over 1000 jumps (uspa/fai license #156776/rating A-034404) club affiliation: visiting jumper to freefall adventures, Williamstown, NJ description of parachute/records: main canopy peformance designs, model vengeance 107 reserve chute: manuf. Pisa; model tempo 12O; date of man, 03/02; s/n 222203; last packed 08/28/2004 by arianna rotem, cert #2786889 sr. para. Rigger, back rated, seal symbol T17: reserve pilot chute: manuf. Javelin; model J003; date of man 08/95---jumper exited aircraft at 13,500 feet. He was freeflying with other jumper. At approx. 2500 feet the other jumper broke off and deployed his main canopy. privacy data omitted Did not deploy his main canopy. He deployed his reserve too low to the ground sustaining fatal injuries. Inspected chutes noted no discrepancies. Parachute incident

As the FAA filed it

(-23) SKYDIVER NAME: ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ EXPERIENCE: APPROXIMATELY 10 YEARS WITH OVER 1000 JUMPS (USPA/FAI LICENSE #156776/RATING A-034404) CLUB AFFILIATION: VISITING JUMPER TO FREEFALL ADVENTURES, WILLIAMSTOWN, NJ DESCRIPTION OF PARACHUTE/RECORDS: MAIN CANOPY PEFORMANCE DESIGNS, MODEL VENGEANCE 107 RESERVE CHUTE: MANUF. PISA; MODEL TEMPO 12O; DATE OF MAN, 03/02; S/N 222203; LAST PACKED 08/28/2004 BY ARIANNA ROTEM, CERT #2786889 SR. PARA. RIGGER, BACK RATED, SEAL SYMBOL T17: RESERVE PILOT CHUTE: MANUF. JAVELIN; MODEL J003; DATE OF MAN 08/95---JUMPER EXITED AIRCRAFT AT 13,500 FEET. HE WAS FREEFLYING WITH OTHER JUMPER. AT APPROX. 2500 FEET THE OTHER JUMPER BROKE OFF AND DEPLOYED HIS MAIN CANOPY. ^PRIVACY D^ DID NOT DEPLOY HIS MAIN CANOPY. HE DEPLOYED HIS RESERVE TOO LOW TO THE GROUND SUSTAINING FATAL INJURIES. INSPECTED CHUTES NOTED NO DISCREPANCIES. PARACHUTE INCIDENT

Other reports on N9438F · 4

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