What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft were flying in formation conducting parachute operations. This aicraft was the lead aircraft. After reaching jump altitude of approximately 12,000 AGL, the door of the aircraft was opened and the jumpers exited onto the step preparing to jump. The trailing aircraft came into contact with this aircraft from behind and above before the jumpers left the step. The left wing of the aircraft departed the aircraft. The pilot attempted to regain control of the aircraft without success. The pilot then exited the aircraft. All of the jumpers and the pilot were able to deploy their parachutes and land safely. The aircraft was completely destroyed upon impact with the ground near the airport.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WERE FLYING IN FORMATION CONDUCTING PARACHUTE OPERATIONS. THIS AICRAFT WAS THE LEAD AIRCRAFT. AFTER REACHING JUMP ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 12,000 AGL, THE DOOR OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPENED AND THE JUMPERS EXITED ONTO THE STEP PREPARING TO JUMP. THE TRAILING AIRCRAFT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THIS AIRCRAFT FROM BEHIND AND ABOVE BEFORE THE JUMPERS LEFT THE STEP. THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE PILOT THEN EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. ALL OF THE JUMPERS AND THE PILOT WERE ABLE TO DEPLOY THEIR PARACHUTES AND LAND SAFELY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED UPON IMPACT WITH THE GROUND NEAR THE AIRPORT.
NTSB investigation
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Other aircraft in the event · 1
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