# Incident 20140817014289I: Pepperell, MA, August 17, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2014, 11:05 local time
- Place: Pepperell, MA
- Airport: Pepperell Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 42.6962° N, 71.5501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PEPPERELL (26MA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6962&lon=-71.5501&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/20140817014289I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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