20070915019619I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Star, ID · September 15, 2007

Date: September 15, 2007 · 14:25 local
Place: Star, ID
Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: UNKNOWN
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,000 total1,200 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) Experienced parachutist seemed to have become unconscious during the descent after successfully opening his parachute. He struck the ground with the main parachute fully functioning but under no control. The impact with the ground caused fatal injuries. According to witnesses, the parachutist seemed to be operating in a normal manner during the initial portion of the activity. Name of jumper: privacy data omitted, just transferred from Alaska to Star skydiving center with 2402 jumps. Experienced and training of jumper: uspa membership #9529, license D-13734, static line-instructor examiner, accelerated freefall-instructor examiner, coach, safety and training advisor, coach course direction. Equipment: javalin parachute container, nitro 150 main and performance designs 193 reserve. Packed 6-16-07.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) EXPERIENCED PARACHUTIST SEEMED TO HAVE BECOME UNCONSCIOUS DURING THE DESCENT AFTER SUCCESSFULLY OPENING HIS PARACHUTE. HE STRUCK THE GROUND WITH THE MAIN PARACHUTE FULLY FUNCTIONING BUT UNDER NO CONTROL. THE IMPACT WITH THE GROUND CAUSED FATAL INJURIES. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE PARACHUTIST SEEMED TO BE OPERATING IN A NORMAL MANNER DURING THE INITIAL PORTION OF THE ACTIVITY. NAME OF JUMPER: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, JUST TRANSFERRED FROM ALASKA TO STAR SKYDIVING CENTER WITH 2402 JUMPS. EXPERIENCED AND TRAINING OF JUMPER: USPA MEMBERSHIP #9529, LICENSE D-13734, STATIC LINE-INSTRUCTOR EXAMINER, ACCELERATED FREEFALL-INSTRUCTOR EXAMINER, COACH, SAFETY AND TRAINING ADVISOR, COACH COURSE DIRECTION. EQUIPMENT: JAVALIN PARACHUTE CONTAINER, NITRO 150 MAIN AND PERFORMANCE DESIGNS 193 RESERVE. PACKED 6-16-07.