What happened
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(-23) privacy data omitted 1/6/06 - numerous eyewitnesses to this incident stated that they observed the tandem pair under a good main parachute canopy which was opened somewhere around 5,000' AGL. All significant control inputs to the canopy seemed to discontinue somewhere around 1,000' AGL and the parachutists were then observed headed downwind, parallel to the beach, approximately 100 yards offshore where they landed in the surf line. Neither the parachutist in command or the passenger parachutist was wearing a life preserver, flotation equipment, or inflatable water gear. Both parachutists were fatally injured due to drowning. It was not possible to examine the parachute equipment after the incident because rescue efforts necessitated removal of the equipment from the parachutists while in the ocean. Although several attempts were made to retrieve the equipment high surf conditions made it impossible. The parachute equipment was destroyed on the reef. Factual information obtained from rescuers who are also parachutists: 1. The passenger parachutist was attached to the parachutist in command by the top attachment points 2. The security pins were in place at th e top attachment points 3. The side attachment points were disconnected 4. Both parachutists chest straps were fastened 5. The reserve static line was still connected 6. The main parachute canopy steering lines were un-stowed names of jumpers: withheld, parachutist in command, male, age 69 withheld, passenger, female, age 33. Experience and training of jumper (parachutist in command): 10,656 jumps. Current with regards to the tandem system used. Club affiliation: worked and jumped with a non-uspa affiliated organization "skydive Hawaii". The tandem instructor was a current uspa member and tandem instructor. Description of the parachutes and their packing records: harness and container - the uninsured relative workshop, inc., tandem vector ii, size TV-13, s/n 22915 main-performance designs VS-384, last packed 1/6/06, s/n unknown reserve - performance designs VR-360, last packed 9/17/05, s/n 1431 an airtec gmbh tandem cypres aad was installed - s/n 50A0916158C322 30, mfg. 1-97, batteries mfg. Date unknown.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ 1/6/06 - NUMEROUS EYEWITNESSES TO THIS INCIDENT STATED THAT THEY OBSERVED THE TANDEM PAIR UNDER A GOOD MAIN PARACHUTE CANOPY WHICH WAS OPENED SOMEWHERE AROUND 5,000' AGL. ALL SIGNIFICANT CONTROL INPUTS TO THE CANOPY SEEMED TO DISCONTINUE SOMEWHERE AROUND 1,000' AGL AND THE PARACHUTISTS WERE THEN OBSERVED HEADED DOWNWIND, PARALLEL TO THE BEACH, APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS OFFSHORE WHERE THEY LANDED IN THE SURF LINE. NEITHER THE PARACHUTIST IN COMMAND OR THE PASSENGER PARACHUTIST WAS WEARING A LIFE PRESERVER, FLOTATION EQUIPMENT, OR INFLATABLE WATER GEAR. BOTH PARACHUTISTS WERE FATALLY INJURED DUE TO DROWNING. IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO EXAMINE THE PARACHUTE EQUIPMENT AFTER THE INCIDENT BECAUSE RESCUE EFFORTS NECESSITATED REMOVAL OF THE EQUIPMENT FROM THE PARACHUTISTS WHILE IN THE OCEAN. ALTHOUGH SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO RETRIEVE THE EQUIPMENT HIGH SURF CONDITIONS MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE. THE PARACHUTE EQUIPMENT WAS DESTROYED ON THE REEF. FACTUAL INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM RESCUERS WHO ARE ALSO PARACHUTISTS: 1. THE PASSENGER PARACHUTIST WAS ATTACHED TO THE PARACHUTIST IN COMMAND BY THE TOP ATTACHMENT POINTS 2. THE SECURITY PINS WERE IN PLACE AT TH E TOP ATTACHMENT POINTS 3. THE SIDE ATTACHMENT POINTS WERE DISCONNECTED 4. BOTH PARACHUTISTS CHEST STRAPS WERE FASTENED 5. THE RESERVE STATIC LINE WAS STILL CONNECTED 6. THE MAIN PARACHUTE CANOPY STEERING LINES WERE UN-STOWED NAMES OF JUMPERS: WITHHELD, PARACHUTIST IN COMMAND, MALE, AGE 69 WITHHELD, PASSENGER, FEMALE, AGE 33. EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING OF JUMPER (PARACHUTIST IN COMMAND): 10,656 JUMPS. CURRENT WITH REGARDS TO THE TANDEM SYSTEM USED. CLUB AFFILIATION: WORKED AND JUMPED WITH A NON-USPA AFFILIATED ORGANIZATION "SKYDIVE HAWAII". THE TANDEM INSTRUCTOR WAS A CURRENT USPA MEMBER AND TANDEM INSTRUCTOR. DESCRIPTION OF THE PARACHUTES AND THEIR PACKING RECORDS: HARNESS AND CONTAINER - THE UNINSURED RELATIVE WORKSHOP, INC., TANDEM VECTOR II, SIZE TV-13, S/N 22915 MAIN-PERFORMANCE DESIGNS VS-384, LAST PACKED 1/6/06, S/N UNKNOWN RESERVE - PERFORMANCE DESIGNS VR-360, LAST PACKED 9/17/05, S/N 1431 AN AIRTEC GMBH TANDEM CYPRES AAD WAS INSTALLED - S/N 50A0916158C322 30, MFG. 1-97, BATTERIES MFG. DATE UNKNOWN.
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