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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Rosharon, TX · November 7, 2007

Date
November 7, 2007 · 16:00 local
Place
Rosharon, TX
Phase of flight
Parachute Jumping
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage
No damage
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) On November 7, 2007 at approximately 4:30 pm local, a parachutist received fatal injuries as a result of voluntary sport parachute activity in the vicinity of fm road 521 and fm road 1462 in brazoria count Texas. He was not discovered until November 9, 2007. The experience level of the jumper indicates 110 jumps. The jumpers club affiliation was with uspa, member number 188065, and records indicate he was class b rated. The equipment used: main parachute, pd 210, reserve pd 143, reflex brand container system, reserve chute contained a cypres automatic deployment system. The reserve parachute packing record indicates the last pac date was August 13, 2007 by an approved FAA parachute rigger. The jumper packed his own main parachute.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 7, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 4:30 PM LOCAL, A PARACHUTIST RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AS A RESULT OF VOLUNTARY SPORT PARACHUTE ACTIVITY IN THE VICINITY OF FM ROAD 521 AND FM ROAD 1462 IN BRAZORIA COUNT TEXAS. HE WAS NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL NOVEMBER 9, 2007. THE EXPERIENCE LEVEL OF THE JUMPER INDICATES 110 JUMPS. THE JUMPERS CLUB AFFILIATION WAS WITH USPA, MEMBER NUMBER 188065, AND RECORDS INDICATE HE WAS CLASS B RATED. THE EQUIPMENT USED: MAIN PARACHUTE, PD 210, RESERVE PD 143, REFLEX BRAND CONTAINER SYSTEM, RESERVE CHUTE CONTAINED A CYPRES AUTOMATIC DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM. THE RESERVE PARACHUTE PACKING RECORD INDICATES THE LAST PAC DATE WAS AUGUST 13, 2007 BY AN APPROVED FAA PARACHUTE RIGGER. THE JUMPER PACKED HIS OWN MAIN PARACHUTE.