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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Butler, MO · May 29, 2010

Date: May 29, 2010 · 18:00 local
Place: Butler, MO
Airport: Butler Memorial
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: NONE
People aboard: 0
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
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.

Skydiver was practicing formation canopy flying with three other jumpers when he got entangled in the shroud lines of another canopy. After separating from the main chute, the skydiver deployed his reserve chute with insufficient altitude for it to open. Jumper impacted the ground and suffered fatal injury. Name of jumper: russell elliotexperience: 1300+ jumpsclub affiliation; Missouri river valley skydiversdescription of parachutes: main; vector, reserve; ravenpacking record: packed 03/21/2010

As the FAA filed it

SKYDIVER WAS PRACTICING FORMATION CANOPY FLYING WITH THREE OTHER JUMPERS WHEN HE GOT ENTANGLED IN THE SHROUD LINES OF ANOTHER CANOPY. AFTER SEPARATING FROM THE MAIN CHUTE, THE SKYDIVER DEPLOYED HIS RESERVE CHUTE WITH INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE FOR IT TO OPEN. JUMPER IMPACTED THE GROUND AND SUFFERED FATAL INJURY. NAME OF JUMPER: RUSSELL ELLIOTEXPERIENCE: 1300+ JUMPSCLUB AFFILIATION; MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY SKYDIVERSDESCRIPTION OF PARACHUTES: MAIN; VECTOR, RESERVE; RAVENPACKING RECORD: PACKED 03/21/2010