# Incident 20140730013089I: Chula Vista, CA, July 30, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2014, 10:15 local time
- Place: Chula Vista, CA
- Airport: John Nichol'S Field
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 32.6334° N, 116.8903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOHN NICHOL'S FLD (0CL3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6334&lon=-116.8903&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140730013089I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

JUMPER: THOMAS 'STEVE' C. CLARK. 20 YEARS OF JUMPING EXPERIENCE. AFFILIATED WITH SKYDIVE SAN DIEGO. JAVELIN CONTAINER, OPTIMUM RESERVE, STILETTO MAIN, EXPERT CYPRES-2 AUTOMATIC ACTIVATION DEVICE (AAD). CHUTE WITNESSED TO BE SELF-PACKED. PACKING RECORDS NOT LOCATED.

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.

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