# Incident 20140425006309I: Short Bros. & Harland SC-7, Eloy, AZ, April 25, 2014 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: April 25, 2014, 07:40 local time - Place: Eloy, AZ - Damage: No damage - Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight - Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105) - Location: 32.7559° N, 111.5548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eloy, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7559&lon=-111.5548&mi=10 - Aircraft: N28LH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28LH) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Short Bros. & Harland SC-7 (registry code 8100501, https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-harland-sc-7) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: SHORT BROS. & HARLAND SC-7 - Reported engine: AIRESEARCH TPE331 SERIES - People aboard: 23 - Fatal injuries: 1 - Other injuries: 0 - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140425006309I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE JUMPER WAS PARTICIPATING IN AN 88 PERSON SKYDIVING FORMATION JUMP. HE HAD BEEN OBSERVED BY OTHER JUMPERS WHO STATED HE WAS IN CONTROL AND FLYING AS NORMAL. AFTER THE FORMATION BROKE UP THE JUMPER ACTIVATED HIS MAIN CANOPY AND WAS OBSERVED BY NEARBY JUMPERS TO BE DESCENDING UNDER A PARTIALLY INFLATED MAIN CANOPY WITH LINE TWISTS. OBSERVERS STATED THEY SAW THE CANOPY SPINNING AND THERE WAS NO ATTEMPT BY THE JUMPER TO REACT TO THE SPINNING CANOPY OR TO ATTEMPT ANY TYPE OF EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. HE WAS OBSERVED TO BE SLUMPED IN HIS HARNESS WITH HIS ARMS HANGING DOWN TO HIS SIDES AND HEAD DOWN THRU OUT THE DESCENT. THE JUMPER IMPACTED THE EARTH WHILE STILL IN A SPIN AND WAS DETERMINED TO BE DECEASED BY FIRST RESPONDERS TO THE SCENE. THE JUMPER HAD JUST OVER 5570 JUMPS AND HAD BEEN JUMPING FOR 27 YEARS. HE WAS WEARING THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT: HARNESS & CONTAINER: RIGGING INNOVATIONS FX MAIN CANOPY: PERFORMANCE DESIGN SABER 2 (150 SQ FT CANOPY) RESERVE CANOPY: PRECISION RAVEN 2 (188 SQ FT CANOPY) AAD EQUIPMENT: VIGIL 2 (MANUFACTURED X/20XX, 4 YEAR MAINTENANCE DUE 1/20XX) ALTIMETER: OPTIMA (AUDIBLE ALTIMETER) THE JUMPER WAS EXPERIENCED AND WAS CURRENT WITH OVER 100 JUMPS WITHIN THE PAST YEAR. HIS WAIVER STATED THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCED 5 MALFUNCTIONS DURING HIS JUMP HISTORY. EXAMINATION OF THE EQUIPMENT LISTED ABOVE DID NOT REVEAL ANY ANOMALIES OR EVIDENCE OF A HARD OPENING. THE AAD AND ALTIMETER ARE BEING SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR ANALYSIS. AWAITING CORONER?S REPORT TO DETERMINE WHETHER THERE WERE ANY MEDICAL INDICATIONS OF CONSCIOUSNESS PRIOR TO IMPACT. ## Other reports on N28LH (4) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20100416033289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100416033289I), Apr 16, 2010: Short Bros. SC-7 (N28LH), Eloy, AZ, No damage, 1 fatal. Jumper was participating in a formation skydive. Free fall and initial canopy was uneventful. The jumper was observed making a low turn to final landing to the… - [Incident 20061230029729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061230029729I), Dec 30, 2006: Stbros SC7SERIES3 (N28LH), Eloy, AZ, 1 fatal. (-23) While involved in skydiving event at Eloy, AZ on dec. 30, 2006 a low level midair collision occurred between two experienced parachutists while under… - [Incident 20041030032759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041030032759I), Oct 30, 2004: Stbros SC7SERIES3 (N28LH), Eloy, AZ, 1 fatal. (-23) During test (or experiment) of an extremely small (17.5 square foot) canopy built by precision parachute co. the right brake handle was released. Subject… - [Incident 20040531033689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040531033689I), May 31, 2004: Stbros SC7SERIES3 (N28LH), Eloy, AZ. (-23) Skydiver exited aircraft with others to complete large freefall formation with 100 jumpers. Once the formation was over all jumpers deployed their… From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.