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FAA accident report · Cessna 208B · Ray Township, MI · October 12, 2013

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Date: October 12, 2013 · 18:19 local
Place: Ray Township, MI
Airport: Kuntsman Field
Phase of flight: Unknown
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N80GE
Reported as: Cessna 208B
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A
People aboard: 0
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 1

N80GERegistered now · Cessna 208BS/N 208B0585 · Built 1996 Airframe modelCessna 208B Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42ATurbo-prop

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What happened

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Actual date of accident was 10/12/2013. Received Michigan state police report describing situation along with witness statements.

Jumper exited aircraft at approx. 5000FT. Near landing, jumper executed a high performance 270 degree turn to land. Jumper clipped a tree, impacted the ground, then struck a person on the ground.

Jumper suffered fatal injuries. Person on the ground suffered injuries and spent approx. 6 days in the hospital.

Accident took place at a private field, kuntzman field near ray community airport.

The skydiver was a experienced jumper, instructor, tandem instructor and high performance canopy pilot. Uspa #170525

Skydiver held a valid 3rd class medical certificate (as a tandem instructor) main chute was a velocity 96. Reserve chute is a javelin tempo-120, and was packed 10/2/13. It was not deployed.

As the FAA filed it

ACTUAL DATE OF ACCIDENT WAS 10/12/2013. RECEIVED MICHIGAN STATE POLICE REPORT DESCRIBING SITUATION ALONG WITH WITNESS STATEMENTS.

JUMPER EXITED AIRCRAFT AT APPROX. 5000FT. NEAR LANDING, JUMPER EXECUTED A HIGH PERFORMANCE 270 DEGREE TURN TO LAND. JUMPER CLIPPED A TREE, IMPACTED THE GROUND, THEN STRUCK A PERSON ON THE GROUND.

JUMPER SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES. PERSON ON THE GROUND SUFFERED INJURIES AND SPENT APPROX. 6 DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL.

ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE AT A PRIVATE FIELD, KUNTZMAN FIELD NEAR RAY COMMUNITY AIRPORT.

THE SKYDIVER WAS A EXPERIENCED JUMPER, INSTRUCTOR, TANDEM INSTRUCTOR AND HIGH PERFORMANCE CANOPY PILOT. USPA #170525

SKYDIVER HELD A VALID 3RD CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE (AS A TANDEM INSTRUCTOR) MAIN CHUTE WAS A VELOCITY 96. RESERVE CHUTE IS A JAVELIN TEMPO-120, AND WAS PACKED 10/2/13. IT WAS NOT DEPLOYED.

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