37.8756° N, 121.6421° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Byron, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 22, 2010 · 15:30 local
Place
Byron, CA
Phase of flight
Descent
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
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.
On August 22, 2010 around 1500 Mr. Whitsitt joined a group of skydivers that were boarding a fully loaded Beech king air N98B. Mr. Whitsitt grouped with a threesome that depart the aircraft first. Mr. Whitsitt did not have an automatic activation device (aad) installed. The main parachute never opened.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 22, 2010 AROUND 1500 MR. WHITSITT JOINED A GROUP OF SKYDIVERS THAT WERE BOARDING A FULLY LOADED BEECH KING AIR N98B. MR. WHITSITT GROUPED WITH A THREESOME THAT DEPART THE AIRCRAFT FIRST. MR. WHITSITT DID NOT HAVE AN AUTOMATIC ACTIVATION DEVICE (AAD) INSTALLED. THE MAIN PARACHUTE NEVER OPENED.