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) According to witnesses, two skydivers collided at approximately 250' above ground level, entangled their canopys, resulting in an out of control spin. The two skydivers sustained fatal injuries following impact with the ground. One skydiver was a dutch military paratrooper making a left hand turn base to final while the other was a student skydiver from Canada making a right hand turn base to final.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, TWO SKYDIVERS COLLIDED AT APPROXIMATELY 250' ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, ENTANGLED THEIR CANOPYS, RESULTING IN AN OUT OF CONTROL SPIN. THE TWO SKYDIVERS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES FOLLOWING IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. ONE SKYDIVER WAS A DUTCH MILITARY PARATROOPER MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN BASE TO FINAL WHILE THE OTHER WAS A STUDENT SKYDIVER FROM CANADA MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN BASE TO FINAL.
Other reports on N924MA · 7
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.