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Incident

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Rantoul, IL · July 26, 2006

Date: July 26, 2006 · 09:15 local
Place: Rantoul, IL
Airport: Rantoul Natl Avn Cntr-F Elliot
Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft: UNKNOWN
Fatal injuries: 1

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) privacy data omitted skydiver made a 180 degree right turn at approximately 140 feet from the ground which resulted in a high speed descent. The skydiver impacted a parked truck and the ground simultaneously and sustained fatal injuries as a result of that collision. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA ^ SKYDIVER MADE A 180 DEGREE RIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 140 FEET FROM THE GROUND WHICH RESULTED IN A HIGH SPEED DESCENT. THE SKYDIVER IMPACTED A PARKED TRUCK AND THE GROUND SIMULTANEOUSLY AND SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THAT COLLISION. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.