What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During a parachute jump operation at the mt. Vernon municipal airport (2MO), MT. Vernon, MO, an airplane carrying the pilot and 6 female jumpers climbed to 11,600 feet MSL. The four jumpers who survived reported hearing an intermittent buzzing sound (stall warning) both during the climb and after leveling off at the jump altitude. After the lead jumper opened the door, she realized that the airplane was north of the drop zone and signaled for the pilot to turn the airplane around. After the airplane entered a right turn, the surviving jumpers again reported hearing the buzzing sound as the airplane rolled inverted and began to spin nose down to the right. At approximately 5,500 feet MSL, three of the jumpers were able to safely exit the aircraft as the airplane continued to spin toward the ground. A fourth jumper was struck by a portion of the airplane and sustained a broken leg upon exit. All four jumpers landed safely. At approximately 2,000 feet MSL, the reserve parachute of another jumper automatically deployed as she was exiting the aircraft and became entangled on the tail section. She along with another jumper who did not exit the aircraft was fatally injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING A PARACHUTE JUMP OPERATION AT THE MT. VERNON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (2MO), MT. VERNON, MO, AN AIRPLANE CARRYING THE PILOT AND 6 FEMALE JUMPERS CLIMBED TO 11,600 FEET MSL. THE FOUR JUMPERS WHO SURVIVED REPORTED HEARING AN INTERMITTENT BUZZING SOUND (STALL WARNING) BOTH DURING THE CLIMB AND AFTER LEVELING OFF AT THE JUMP ALTITUDE. AFTER THE LEAD JUMPER OPENED THE DOOR, SHE REALIZED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS NORTH OF THE DROP ZONE AND SIGNALED FOR THE PILOT TO TURN THE AIRPLANE AROUND. AFTER THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A RIGHT TURN, THE SURVIVING JUMPERS AGAIN REPORTED HEARING THE BUZZING SOUND AS THE AIRPLANE ROLLED INVERTED AND BEGAN TO SPIN NOSE DOWN TO THE RIGHT. AT APPROXIMATELY 5,500 FEET MSL, THREE OF THE JUMPERS WERE ABLE TO SAFELY EXIT THE AIRCRAFT AS THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO SPIN TOWARD THE GROUND. A FOURTH JUMPER WAS STRUCK BY A PORTION OF THE AIRPLANE AND SUSTAINED A BROKEN LEG UPON EXIT. ALL FOUR JUMPERS LANDED SAFELY. AT APPROXIMATELY 2,000 FEET MSL, THE RESERVE PARACHUTE OF ANOTHER JUMPER AUTOMATICALLY DEPLOYED AS SHE WAS EXITING THE AIRCRAFT AND BECAME ENTANGLED ON THE TAIL SECTION. SHE ALONG WITH ANOTHER JUMPER WHO DID NOT EXIT THE AIRCRAFT WAS FATALLY INJURED.
NTSB investigation
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