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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Pepperell, MA · August 17, 2014

Date: August 17, 2014 · 11:05 local
Place: Pepperell, MA
Airport: Pepperell Airport
Phase of flight: Unknown
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: NONE
People aboard: 0
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Skydiver daniel pelrine after deploying chute, from what eye witnesses described the chute was open in a normal configuration.

At approximately 1000' he made an abrupt 360 degree left turn, according to eye witnesses. Daniel seemed to regain control for a moment before several more left hand 360 degree turns/spins impacting the ground.

As the FAA filed it

SKYDIVER DANIEL PELRINE AFTER DEPLOYING CHUTE, FROM WHAT EYE WITNESSES DESCRIBED THE CHUTE WAS OPEN IN A NORMAL CONFIGURATION.

AT APPROXIMATELY 1000' HE MADE AN ABRUPT 360 DEGREE LEFT TURN, ACCORDING TO EYE WITNESSES. DANIEL SEEMED TO REGAIN CONTROL FOR A MOMENT BEFORE SEVERAL MORE LEFT HAND 360 DEGREE TURNS/SPINS IMPACTING THE GROUND.