From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Jumper was participating in a formation skydive. Free fall and initial canopy was uneventful. The jumper was observed making a low turn to final landing to the north. Witnesses stated the jumper was unable to recover for a level landing and struck the ground hard and tumbled. Jumper: Mr. Burt edwards. 3000 total jumps, 50 jumps last 6 months. Member of skydive AZ. Harness: nauelin odessey. Main chute: performance design katana. Reserve chute:performance design PD113R. Aad: cypress CYPRESS2.
As the FAA filed it
JUMPER WAS PARTICIPATING IN A FORMATION SKYDIVE. FREE FALL AND INITIAL CANOPY WAS UNEVENTFUL. THE JUMPER WAS OBSERVED MAKING A LOW TURN TO FINAL LANDING TO THE NORTH. WITNESSES STATED THE JUMPER WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER FOR A LEVEL LANDING AND STRUCK THE GROUND HARD AND TUMBLED.JUMPER: MR. BURT EDWARDS. 3000 TOTAL JUMPS, 50 JUMPS LAST 6 MONTHS. MEMBER OF SKYDIVE AZ. HARNESS: NAUELIN ODESSEY. MAIN CHUTE: PERFORMANCE DESIGN KATANA. RESERVE CHUTE:PERFORMANCE DESIGN PD113R. AAD: CYPRESS CYPRESS2.
Other reports on N28LH · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.