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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Pac 750XL · Minden, NV · March 23, 2008

Date
March 23, 2008 · 14:00 local
Place
Minden, NV
Airport
Minden-Tahoe
Phase of flight
Parachute Jumping
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N750SS
Reported as
Pac 750XL
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
3,975 total700 in this make and model57 in the last 90 days

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) privacy data omitted, united states parachute association (uspa) member #160619, D-23704, exited Pac 750, N750SS at approximately 18,000 feet MSL. At approximately 7,500 feet MSL (3,000 feet AGL) the main canopy was deployed. The jumper was observed shortly thereafter in a right rotational spiraling descent which continued until contact with the ground. Experience and training of the jumper was reported as 8500 jumps. Instructional rating, appointments and special recognitions were: tan-i, coach and S&TA-03/09. The club affiliation associated with the incident is skydiver Tahoe, 102 wass way, Minden, Nevada 89423. The parachutes and their packing records are: main parachute, v-max 89-27 serial number 0024, packed on 03/23/08, reserve parachute, performance design, pd 113-R, serial number 113R11583, packed on 02/16/08. Parachute harness/container system, sun path (javelin odyssey) serial number 22822.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, UNITED STATES PARACHUTE ASSOCIATION (USPA) MEMBER #160619, D-23704, EXITED PAC 750, N750SS AT APPROXIMATELY 18,000 FEET MSL. AT APPROXIMATELY 7,500 FEET MSL (3,000 FEET AGL) THE MAIN CANOPY WAS DEPLOYED. THE JUMPER WAS OBSERVED SHORTLY THEREAFTER IN A RIGHT ROTATIONAL SPIRALING DESCENT WHICH CONTINUED UNTIL CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING OF THE JUMPER WAS REPORTED AS 8500 JUMPS. INSTRUCTIONAL RATING, APPOINTMENTS AND SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS WERE: TAN-I, COACH AND S&TA-03/09. THE CLUB AFFILIATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE INCIDENT IS SKYDIVER TAHOE, 102 WASS WAY, MINDEN, NEVADA 89423. THE PARACHUTES AND THEIR PACKING RECORDS ARE: MAIN PARACHUTE, V-MAX 89-27 SERIAL NUMBER 0024, PACKED ON 03/23/08, RESERVE PARACHUTE, PERFORMANCE DESIGN, PD 113-R, SERIAL NUMBER 113R11583, PACKED ON 02/16/08. PARACHUTE HARNESS/CONTAINER SYSTEM, SUN PATH (JAVELIN ODYSSEY) SERIAL NUMBER 22822.

Other reports on N750SS · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.