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Incident

FAA incident report · Dhav DHC6100 · Lucedale, MI · July 22, 2006

Date: July 22, 2006 · 14:00 local
Place: Lucedale, MI
Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft: N71EC
Reported as: Dhav DHC6100
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,700 total2,000 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

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) Jumpers exited at 14,300 feet. Deployed chutes at 3000 feet. After chute deployment jumper 1 collided with jumper 2. Jumper 1 under canopy was limp in harness to the ground after collision. Jumper 2 landed uneventful. Remaining jumpers landed uneventful. Experienced of jumper 1 privacy data omitted total jumps 2296, uspa D-6210, 30 years in sport, vector 2, n aad, main pd 230, reserve pd 176, packed 07-16-2006. Jumper 2 privacy data omitted total jumps 200 uspa. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) JUMPERS EXITED AT 14,300 FEET. DEPLOYED CHUTES AT 3000 FEET. AFTER CHUTE DEPLOYMENT JUMPER 1 COLLIDED WITH JUMPER 2. JUMPER 1 UNDER CANOPY WAS LIMP IN HARNESS TO THE GROUND AFTER COLLISION. JUMPER 2 LANDED UNEVENTFUL. REMAINING JUMPERS LANDED UNEVENTFUL. EXPERIENCED OF JUMPER 1 ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ TOTAL JUMPS 2296, USPA D-6210, 30 YEARS IN SPORT, VECTOR 2, N AAD, MAIN PD 230, RESERVE PD 176, PACKED 07-16-2006. JUMPER 2 ^PRIVACY DATA^ TOTAL JUMPS 200 USPA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^