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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Short Bros. & Harland SC7 SERIES 3 · Eloy, AZ · December 31, 2015

Date: December 31, 2015 · 17:25 local
Place: Eloy, AZ
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N41LH
Reported as: Short Bros. & Harland SC7 Series 3
Reported engine: AiResearch TPE331-2
People aboard: 24
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0

N41LHRegistered now · Short Bros. & Harland SC7 SERIES 3S/N SH 1977 · Built 1981 Airframe modelShort Bros. & Harland SC7 SERIES 3 Engine modelAiResearch TPE331-2Turbo-prop

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What happened

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

On December 31st, 2015, at 1725L, an experienced jumper was killed when his main canopy suddenly collapsed about 150 feet above the ground. The canopy was a 93 square foot prescision aerodynamics xaos 27. Weather conditions were calm and VFR.

The skydiver was a member of uspa and had approximately 950 jumps.

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 31ST, 2015, AT 1725L, AN EXPERIENCED JUMPER WAS KILLED WHEN HIS MAIN CANOPY SUDDENLY COLLAPSED ABOUT 150 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE CANOPY WAS A 93 SQUARE FOOT PRESCISION AERODYNAMICS XAOS 27. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CALM AND VFR.

THE SKYDIVER WAS A MEMBER OF USPA AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 950 JUMPS.

Other reports on N41LH · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20190304010649ICruise/Level Flight · Ariona City, AZJumper left the aircraft at approx 14,ooo ft AGL equipped for a military high altitude high opening freefall type jump. Part of the military equipment worn during the jump was an equipment bag (bergan) strapped between the jumpers legs. Videos obtained from…Mar 4, 2019 · No damage Incident 20140125003209IEloy, AZThree skydivers exited the aircraft and successfully conducted a freefall formation. Statements made by two jumpers indicate that after the formation all three jumpers successfully deployed their main canopies and were maneuvering at approximately 1,100 feet…Jan 25, 2014 · No damage · 1 fatal