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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Aircraft · Orange, VA · September 21, 2008

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Date: September 21, 2008 · 13:00 local
Place: Orange, VA
Airport: Orange County
Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: UNKNOWN
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

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(-23) According to witness statements privacy data omitted and privacy data omitted were participating in recreational skydiving in Orange, Virginia with skydive Orange, a commercial skydiving concern. When at approximately 200 feet AGL the parachutist collided with one another, became entangled in the parachutes and spiraled to the ground causing one fatality and one serious injury. Information from the commerical concern indicated that privacy data omitted had completed approximately 1000 jumps. His main canopy at the time of the incident was identified as a performance design, katana 120 privacy data omitted reserve parachute was a performance design PD176R with a pack date of 06/26/2008. privacy data omitted Was a student with skydive Orange with approximately 20 jumps. His main canopy at the time of the incident was a navigator 260. privacy data omitted Reserve parachute was a precision design raven iv with a pack date of 08/28/2008.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCORDING TO WITNESS STATEMENTS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WERE PARTICIPATING IN RECREATIONAL SKYDIVING IN ORANGE, VIRGINIA WITH SKYDIVE ORANGE, A COMMERCIAL SKYDIVING CONCERN. WHEN AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL THE PARACHUTIST COLLIDED WITH ONE ANOTHER, BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE PARACHUTES AND SPIRALED TO THE GROUND CAUSING ONE FATALITY AND ONE SERIOUS INJURY. INFORMATION FROM THE COMMERICAL CONCERN INDICATED THAT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD COMPLETED APPROXIMATELY 1000 JUMPS. HIS MAIN CANOPY AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS IDENTIFIED AS A PERFORMANCE DESIGN, KATANA 120 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RESERVE PARACHUTE WAS A PERFORMANCE DESIGN PD176R WITH A PACK DATE OF 06/26/2008. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS A STUDENT WITH SKYDIVE ORANGE WITH APPROXIMATELY 20 JUMPS. HIS MAIN CANOPY AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS A NAVIGATOR 260. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RESERVE PARACHUTE WAS A PRECISION DESIGN RAVEN IV WITH A PACK DATE OF 08/28/2008.