# Incident 20070915019619I: Star, ID, September 15, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2007, 14:25 local time
- Place: Star, ID
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 43.7041° N, 116.5022° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Star, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7041&lon=-116.5022&mi=10
- Aircraft: UNKNOWN (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070915019619I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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