# Incident 20100416033289I: Short Bros. SC-7, Eloy, AZ, April 16, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2010, 12:30 local time
- Place: Eloy, AZ
- Airport: Eloy
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8067° N, 111.5866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELOY MUNI (E60), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8067&lon=-111.5866&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28LH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28LH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Short Bros. & Harland SC-7 (registry code 8100501, https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-harland-sc-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SHORT BROS. SC-7
- Reported engine: AIRESEARCH TPE331 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100416033289I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 20140425006309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140425006309I), Apr 25, 2014: Short Bros. & Harland SC-7 (N28LH), Eloy, AZ, No damage, 1 fatal. The jumper was participating in an 88 person skydiving formation jump. He had been observed by other jumpers who stated he was in control and flying as normal.…
- [Incident 20061230029729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061230029729I), Dec 30, 2006: Stbros SC7SERIES3 (N28LH), Eloy, AZ, 1 fatal. (-23) While involved in skydiving event at Eloy, AZ on dec. 30, 2006 a low level midair collision occurred between two experienced parachutists while under…
- [Incident 20041030032759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041030032759I), Oct 30, 2004: Stbros SC7SERIES3 (N28LH), Eloy, AZ, 1 fatal. (-23) During test (or experiment) of an extremely small (17.5 square foot) canopy built by precision parachute co. the right brake handle was released. Subject…
- [Incident 20040531033689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040531033689I), May 31, 2004: Stbros SC7SERIES3 (N28LH), Eloy, AZ. (-23) Skydiver exited aircraft with others to complete large freefall formation with 100 jumpers. Once the formation was over all jumpers deployed their…

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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