What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
This was a tandem parachute jump. The tandem instructor was james lawrence horak jr. he had over 7000 jumps and was a senior parachute rigger. Mr. Horak was affiliated with gold coast skydivers that operates out of the Lumberton, MS airport (4R1). Harness and container system manufacturer: u.p.t., model: sigma tandem, main canopy manufacturer: parachute lab inc., model: firebolt, square feet: 350, supervised packer by another tandem master. Reserve canopy manufacturer: pd, model: vd 360, square feet 360, repacked July 1, 2013, by FAA master rigger and dpre ben crowell. Add manufacturer: advanced aerospace design, model: vigil 11.
There were no witnesses to the actual deployment of either chute as they were the last to exit the aircraft. The impact was below a canopy of oak trees and the reserve chute was torn. The instructors injuries were fatal and the students injuries are serious
As the FAA filed it
THIS WAS A TANDEM PARACHUTE JUMP. THE TANDEM INSTRUCTOR WAS JAMES LAWRENCE HORAK JR. HE HAD OVER 7000 JUMPS AND WAS A SENIOR PARACHUTE RIGGER. MR. HORAK WAS AFFILIATED WITH GOLD COAST SKYDIVERS THAT OPERATES OUT OF THE LUMBERTON, MS AIRPORT (4R1). HARNESS AND CONTAINER SYSTEM MANUFACTURER: U.P.T., MODEL: SIGMA TANDEM, MAIN CANOPY MANUFACTURER: PARACHUTE LAB INC., MODEL: FIREBOLT, SQUARE FEET: 350, SUPERVISED PACKER BY ANOTHER TANDEM MASTER. RESERVE CANOPY MANUFACTURER: PD, MODEL: VD 360, SQUARE FEET 360, REPACKED JULY 1, 2013, BY FAA MASTER RIGGER AND DPRE BEN CROWELL. ADD MANUFACTURER: ADVANCED AEROSPACE DESIGN, MODEL: VIGIL 11.
THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACTUAL DEPLOYMENT OF EITHER CHUTE AS THEY WERE THE LAST TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT. THE IMPACT WAS BELOW A CANOPY OF OAK TREES AND THE RESERVE CHUTE WAS TORN. THE INSTRUCTORS INJURIES WERE FATAL AND THE STUDENTS INJURIES ARE SERIOUS