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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182F · Duanesburg, NY · June 7, 2008

Date: June 7, 2008 · 13:50 local
Place: Duanesburg, NY
Airport: Duanesburg
Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N3657U
Reported as: Cessna 182F
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) While conducting parachute jumping operations at 10,000 feet, a passenger who was onboard as an observer reportedly commited suicide when he jumped form the aircraft immediately following the departure of three planned jumpers, (videographer and a tandom). The passenger/observer was not wearing a parachute as required by the aircraft flight manual and was not seated in an approved passenger seat. The victim suffered fatal injuries as a result of impacting the roof of a private residence near the airport.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE CONDUCTING PARACHUTE JUMPING OPERATIONS AT 10,000 FEET, A PASSENGER WHO WAS ONBOARD AS AN OBSERVER REPORTEDLY COMMITED SUICIDE WHEN HE JUMPED FORM THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE DEPARTURE OF THREE PLANNED JUMPERS, (VIDEOGRAPHER AND A TANDOM). THE PASSENGER/OBSERVER WAS NOT WEARING A PARACHUTE AS REQUIRED BY THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL AND WAS NOT SEATED IN AN APPROVED PASSENGER SEAT. THE VICTIM SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES AS A RESULT OF IMPACTING THE ROOF OF A PRIVATE RESIDENCE NEAR THE AIRPORT.