# Incident 20080323013539I: Pac 750XL, Minden, NV, March 23, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2008, 14:00 local time
- Place: Minden, NV
- Airport: Minden-Tahoe
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 39.0005° N, 119.7511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MINDEN-TAHOE (MEV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0005&lon=-119.7511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N750SS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N750SS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pacific Aerospace 750XL (registry code 05617YD, https://openairdocs.org/model/pacific-aerospace-750xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PAC 750XL
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,975 total, 700 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080323013539I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

- [Accident 20160909019159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160909019159A), Sep 9, 2016: Pacific Aerospace Corp Ltd 750XL (N750SS), Warrenton, VA, Substantial damage. On 9/9/2016 at approximately 1215, N750SS, paccar 750XL attempted to takeoff from Warrenton Air Park on rwy 22 with 13 jumpers on board. Winds were light and…
- [Accident 20140509007779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140509007779A), May 9, 2014: Pacific Aerospace Corp Ltd 750XL (N750SS), Warrenton, VA, Substantial damage. On may 9, 2014 at approximately 1400 pilot [privacy data omitted] was landing at Warrenton airpark (7VG0) when he experienced a left main landing gear failure.…
- [Incident 20050605013499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050605013499I), Jun 5, 2005: Pac 750XL (N750SS), East Troy, WI, 1 fatal. (-23) Skydiver: [privacy data omitted] third jump of the day. She had 123 previous jumps. Member of skyknights skydivers, East Troy WI. Jumped from 13,500…

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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