# Accident 20080327837069A: Pac 750XL, Deland, FL, March 27, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2008, 14:30 local time
- Place: Deland, FL
- Airport: Deland Municipal-Sidney H Taylor Fi
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0670° N, 81.2838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DELAND MUNI-SIDNEY H TAYLOR FLD (DED), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0670&lon=-81.2838&mi=10
- Aircraft: N820AB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N820AB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pacific Aerospace 750XL (registry code 05617YD, https://openairdocs.org/model/pacific-aerospace-750xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 series (registry code 52250, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PAC 750XL
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,060 total, 90 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080327837069A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON MARCH 27, 2008, AT THE DELAND MUNCIPAL AIRPORT, DELAND, FLORIDA, SKYDIVER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FROM MONTREAL, CANADA, WAS SEVERELY INJURED AFTER COLLIDING WITH THE GROUND.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PLANNING TO SWOOP BUT APPEARED TO LOSE ALTITUDE AWARENESS WHEN SHE HIT THE GROUND.  THE SKYDIVER WAS REPORTED TO HAVE MADE 349 JUMPS.  THE AMOUNT OF JUMPS PERFORMED ON THE HIGH PERFORMANCE SABRE-2 120 WAS 50.  AN INSPECTION OF MAIN PARACHUTE REVEALED NO DEFECTS.  THE RESERVE WAS NEVER ACTIVATED.  JUMPER'S D.O.B. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HOME ADDRESS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^  EQUIPMENT MAIN CANOPY SABRE-2 120, SERIAL NUMBER SA 120-003724.  RESERVE CONOPY: TEMPO 120, SERIAL NUMBER: 160716, CONTAINER: WINGS W5, SERIAL NUMBER:4659.  THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDS THE MAXIMUM EXIT WEIGHT FOR THE SABRE 120 BETWEEN 102 LBS (NOVICE) TO 156 LBS (EXPERT), THE JUMPERS EXIT WEIGHT WAS 150 LBS 130 LBS JUMPERS WEIGHT AND 20 LBS FOR PACK.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N820AB (3)

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

- [Incident 20170711012309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170711012309I), Jul 11, 2017: Pacific Aerospace Corp Ltd 750XL (N820AB), Deland, FL, No damage. Skydiver rendered deceased upon landing due to failure to deploy parachute. Upon inspection, no mechanical or operational abnormalities were noted. Name:…
- [Incident 20150709011509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150709011509I), Jul 9, 2015: Pacific Aerospace Corp Ltd 750XL (N820AB), Deland, FL, Minor damage. Upon initial climb out from ded airport at about 400 to 500 feet and about 90 knots pilot heard a loud bang coming from the engine and the propeller…
- [Incident 20130508024379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130508024379I), May 8, 2013: Pacific Aerospace Corp Ltd 750XL (N820AB), Deland, FL, No damage, 1 fatal. Three skydivers performed a successful three-way skydive event from aircraft N820AB operated by skydive Deland inc. at approximately 4000 feet above ground,…

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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