What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 6th, 2014 at 10:41 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182 aircraft, N85B, registered to parachutes LLC and operated by a commercial pilot, with 600 total hours, for skydive Michigan, inc. departed Marshall, Brooks Field (rmy) with one pilot and three skydivers. Visual meteorological conditions and light winds prevailed at the time of the accident. Weather report at the closest reporting site was, btl airport at 1453 UTC: wind 230° at 12 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, clear, temp 23°c dew point 16°c and altimeter 2997. The commercial flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 105 without a flight plan. The pilot and 2 of his skydiving passengers were not injured, the third skydiver died after jumping from the aircraft and failing to deploy his parachute. The flight was conducted as a currency, ?hop and pop? Jump with a united states parachute association (uspa) instructor/examiner, a uspa coach and the skydiver.
Jumper name: george arthur speakman cert #1693173
Jumper experience: 3120 jumps, receiving recurrency training during the accident after a two year break from skydiving.
Club affiliation: none..visiting from Indiana.
Description of parachute & packing records: the jumpers personal harness and container system (h/c) system was a javelin model, serial number 14401, manufactured in oct. 1997 by sunpath products, inc. the jumpers personal reserve parachute was a model PD-253-R, serial number 2479, manufactured in January 1992 by performance designs, inc. service recorded on the packing data card begins when the h/c was new and continues through 12 may, 2014. The reserve parachute was packed by a licensed parachute rigger #3309388 within the previous 180 days. During the time period from new to 2005 the record of this system shows that a cypres brand automatic activation device (aad) manufactured in June 1997 was installed in the system and serviced as required by the manufacturer. The last entry on the packing data card shows the reserve was repacked on may 12, 2014. It also indicates that the 17 year old cypres aad was removed due to being beyond the manufacturers usefull age limit of 12 years 3 months. The service in may, 2014 was confirmed by a notation on the reserve parachute label itself and the packing data card.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 6TH, 2014 AT 10:41 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182 AIRCRAFT, N85B, REGISTERED TO PARACHUTES LLC AND OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WITH 600 TOTAL HOURS, FOR SKYDIVE MICHIGAN, INC. DEPARTED MARSHALL, BROOKS FIELD (RMY) WITH ONE PILOT AND THREE SKYDIVERS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. WEATHER REPORT AT THE CLOSEST REPORTING SITE WAS, BTL AIRPORT AT 1453 UTC: WIND 230° AT 12 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, CLEAR, TEMP 23°C DEW POINT 16°C AND ALTIMETER 2997. THE COMMERCIAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 105 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND 2 OF HIS SKYDIVING PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED, THE THIRD SKYDIVER DIED AFTER JUMPING FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND FAILING TO DEPLOY HIS PARACHUTE. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED AS A CURRENCY, ?HOP AND POP? JUMP WITH A UNITED STATES PARACHUTE ASSOCIATION (USPA) INSTRUCTOR/EXAMINER, A USPA COACH AND THE SKYDIVER.
JUMPER NAME: GEORGE ARTHUR SPEAKMAN CERT #1693173
JUMPER EXPERIENCE: 3120 JUMPS, RECEIVING RECURRENCY TRAINING DURING THE ACCIDENT AFTER A TWO YEAR BREAK FROM SKYDIVING.
CLUB AFFILIATION: NONE..VISITING FROM INDIANA.
DESCRIPTION OF PARACHUTE & PACKING RECORDS: THE JUMPERS PERSONAL HARNESS AND CONTAINER SYSTEM (H/C) SYSTEM WAS A JAVELIN MODEL, SERIAL NUMBER 14401, MANUFACTURED IN OCT. 1997 BY SUNPATH PRODUCTS, INC. THE JUMPERS PERSONAL RESERVE PARACHUTE WAS A MODEL PD-253-R, SERIAL NUMBER 2479, MANUFACTURED IN JANUARY 1992 BY PERFORMANCE DESIGNS, INC. SERVICE RECORDED ON THE PACKING DATA CARD BEGINS WHEN THE H/C WAS NEW AND CONTINUES THROUGH 12 MAY, 2014. THE RESERVE PARACHUTE WAS PACKED BY A LICENSED PARACHUTE RIGGER #3309388 WITHIN THE PREVIOUS 180 DAYS. DURING THE TIME PERIOD FROM NEW TO 2005 THE RECORD OF THIS SYSTEM SHOWS THAT A CYPRES BRAND AUTOMATIC ACTIVATION DEVICE (AAD) MANUFACTURED IN JUNE 1997 WAS INSTALLED IN THE SYSTEM AND SERVICED AS REQUIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE LAST ENTRY ON THE PACKING DATA CARD SHOWS THE RESERVE WAS REPACKED ON MAY 12, 2014. IT ALSO INDICATES THAT THE 17 YEAR OLD CYPRES AAD WAS REMOVED DUE TO BEING BEYOND THE MANUFACTURERS USEFULL AGE LIMIT OF 12 YEARS 3 MONTHS. THE SERVICE IN MAY, 2014 WAS CONFIRMED BY A NOTATION ON THE RESERVE PARACHUTE LABEL ITSELF AND THE PACKING DATA CARD.