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FAA incident report · Pilats PC6B2H2 · West Florence, OH · July 2, 2005

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Date
July 2, 2005 · 15:30 local
Place
West Florence, OH
Phase of flight
Parachute Jumping
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft
N7391U
Reported as
Pilats PC6B2H2
Fatal injuries
1
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What happened

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(-23) On 7/2/05 N7391U departed richmond muni airport (rid), Indiana at about 1500 with skydivers aboard. The aircraft climbed to 12500 feet, proceeded to a point nearly overhead the richmond airport and the skydivers departed. That last group departing was a student and instructor in a tandem harness and a videographer. The aircraft then returned to the richmond muni airport. The videographer filmed the exit from the aircraft and initial free fall. The video continues with the videographer maneuvering above the tandem skydivers as the tandem chute opened. The videographer then appears to rapidly approach, strike, and pass through the tandem canpy ultimately striking the instructor. The videographer then deploys his parachute and lands (Indiana) with numerous broken bones. The instructor and student landed in preble county, Ohio. The instructor was pronounced dead at the scene and the student and videographer were taken to a nearby hospital with injuries. The deceased instructor was determined to be privacy data omitted. He had over 2300 jumps, held a uspa "d" license rating, and was a tandem master instructor certified by strong enterprises of orlando, Florida. He was affiliated with skydive.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 7/2/05 N7391U DEPARTED RICHMOND MUNI AIRPORT (RID), INDIANA AT ABOUT 1500 WITH SKYDIVERS ABOARD. THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO 12500 FEET, PROCEEDED TO A POINT NEARLY OVERHEAD THE RICHMOND AIRPORT AND THE SKYDIVERS DEPARTED. THAT LAST GROUP DEPARTING WAS A STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR IN A TANDEM HARNESS AND A VIDEOGRAPHER. THE AIRCRAFT THEN RETURNED TO THE RICHMOND MUNI AIRPORT. THE VIDEOGRAPHER FILMED THE EXIT FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND INITIAL FREE FALL. THE VIDEO CONTINUES WITH THE VIDEOGRAPHER MANEUVERING ABOVE THE TANDEM SKYDIVERS AS THE TANDEM CHUTE OPENED. THE VIDEOGRAPHER THEN APPEARS TO RAPIDLY APPROACH, STRIKE, AND PASS THROUGH THE TANDEM CANPY ULTIMATELY STRIKING THE INSTRUCTOR. THE VIDEOGRAPHER THEN DEPLOYS HIS PARACHUTE AND LANDS (INDIANA) WITH NUMEROUS BROKEN BONES. THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT LANDED IN PREBLE COUNTY, OHIO. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE AND THE STUDENT AND VIDEOGRAPHER WERE TAKEN TO A NEARBY HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES. THE DECEASED INSTRUCTOR WAS DETERMINED TO BE ^PRIVACY DATA O^. HE HAD OVER 2300 JUMPS, HELD A USPA "D" LICENSE RATING, AND WAS A TANDEM MASTER INSTRUCTOR CERTIFIED BY STRONG ENTERPRISES OF ORLANDO, FLORIDA. HE WAS AFFILIATED WITH SKYDIVE.