What happened
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On July 24, 2016, a sky diver fell out of the jump harness during an instructor lead jump in Cushing, OK, at approx 1600 hours local. There was a light breeze out of the sw with VMC condition at the time. The instructor exited the aircraft with the student (this was the 4th jump) and stablized their free fall. The instructor released the student and they continued the free fall until the student deployed the main parachute. The instructor continued the free fall to clear the students path and deployed the main parachute. The instructor did not see the student and ground personnel could not establish radio contact. The remains were found the next day. The harness was found with all the straps intact except for the belly strap.
Name: sheralynn maria neff
Experience and training of jumper: stundent training at okskydivers in Cushing, OK. 1 tandum jump, 2 accelerated free fall (aff) instructor jumps and 1 single aff instructor jump resulting in the fatal incident.
Club affiliation: jumper was a student and had not prior jumping history.
Description of the parachutes and their packing records: reserve was packed by the record on the chute. A sky master 230 mirage rts student training system. No record is maintained for the packing of the main.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 24, 2016, A SKY DIVER FELL OUT OF THE JUMP HARNESS DURING AN INSTRUCTOR LEAD JUMP IN CUSHING, OK, AT APPROX 1600 HOURS LOCAL. THERE WAS A LIGHT BREEZE OUT OF THE SW WITH VMC CONDITION AT THE TIME. THE INSTRUCTOR EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE STUDENT (THIS WAS THE 4TH JUMP) AND STABLIZED THEIR FREE FALL. THE INSTRUCTOR RELEASED THE STUDENT AND THEY CONTINUED THE FREE FALL UNTIL THE STUDENT DEPLOYED THE MAIN PARACHUTE. THE INSTRUCTOR CONTINUED THE FREE FALL TO CLEAR THE STUDENTS PATH AND DEPLOYED THE MAIN PARACHUTE. THE INSTRUCTOR DID NOT SEE THE STUDENT AND GROUND PERSONNEL COULD NOT ESTABLISH RADIO CONTACT. THE REMAINS WERE FOUND THE NEXT DAY. THE HARNESS WAS FOUND WITH ALL THE STRAPS INTACT EXCEPT FOR THE BELLY STRAP.
NAME: SHERALYNN MARIA NEFF
EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING OF JUMPER: STUNDENT TRAINING AT OKSKYDIVERS IN CUSHING, OK. 1 TANDUM JUMP, 2 ACCELERATED FREE FALL (AFF) INSTRUCTOR JUMPS AND 1 SINGLE AFF INSTRUCTOR JUMP RESULTING IN THE FATAL INCIDENT.
CLUB AFFILIATION: JUMPER WAS A STUDENT AND HAD NOT PRIOR JUMPING HISTORY.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PARACHUTES AND THEIR PACKING RECORDS: RESERVE WAS PACKED BY THE RECORD ON THE CHUTE. A SKY MASTER 230 MIRAGE RTS STUDENT TRAINING SYSTEM. NO RECORD IS MAINTAINED FOR THE PACKING OF THE MAIN.
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