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.
On 22-MAR-2016, four experienced recreational skydivers with wingsuits departed their jump plane at 14,500?. Two of the skydivers had a mid-air collision shortly after leaving the aircraft. privacy data omitted Hit privacy data omitted in the chest area with his head. Apparently privacy data omitted was knocked unconscious and continued his descent until such time as his aad activated and deployed his reserve parachute for an off airport landing approximately 3 miles from the intended drop zone. privacy data omitted Was able to deploy his main parachute and landed normally at the drop zone. Both men were transported to local hospitals. privacy data omitted Received several broken bones. privacy data omitted Received several broken bones and is paralyzed from the waist down.
As the FAA filed it
ON 22-MAR-2016, FOUR EXPERIENCED RECREATIONAL SKYDIVERS WITH WINGSUITS DEPARTED THEIR JUMP PLANE AT 14,500?. TWO OF THE SKYDIVERS HAD A MID-AIR COLLISION SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HIT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN THE CHEST AREA WITH HIS HEAD. APPARENTLY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS AND CONTINUED HIS DESCENT UNTIL SUCH TIME AS HIS AAD ACTIVATED AND DEPLOYED HIS RESERVE PARACHUTE FOR AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES FROM THE INTENDED DROP ZONE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ABLE TO DEPLOY HIS MAIN PARACHUTE AND LANDED NORMALLY AT THE DROP ZONE. BOTH MEN WERE TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL HOSPITALS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED SEVERAL BROKEN BONES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED SEVERAL BROKEN BONES AND IS PARALYZED FROM THE WAIST DOWN.
Other reports on N30EA · 7
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.