What happened
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As witnessed by privacy data omitted: 5 skydivers were attempting to land at CT. Parachute inc. main landing area and before takeoff it was agreed all would be landing from north to south, for some unknown reason privacy data omitted elected to land from south to north in an opposing pattern. Another skydiver was coming in for a landing at the same time as privacy data omitted with 400 feet of horizontal clearance, at approximately 30 feet of altitude remaining privacy data omitted made an aggressive precautionary left turn striking the ground at a very high rate of decent. privacy data omitted Was transported by helicopter to hartford hospital where he perished.
privacy data omitted 62 Years old was an experienced parachute jumper with over 5000 jumps.
privacy data omittedHad been a member of the Connecticut parachute inc. organization for many years.
Equipment used was a sst racer back pack with CT 650 main chute and a ctx 650 reserve.
The last recorded date of the reserve chute packing was on 10 may 2017 by rigger # privacy data omitted/usq
All equipment was functioning properly.
As the FAA filed it
AS WITNESSED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^: 5 SKYDIVERS WERE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT CT. PARACHUTE INC. MAIN LANDING AREA AND BEFORE TAKEOFF IT WAS AGREED ALL WOULD BE LANDING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ELECTED TO LAND FROM SOUTH TO NORTH IN AN OPPOSING PATTERN. ANOTHER SKYDIVER WAS COMING IN FOR A LANDING AT THE SAME TIME AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITH 400 FEET OF HORIZONTAL CLEARANCE, AT APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET OF ALTITUDE REMAINING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE AN AGGRESSIVE PRECAUTIONARY LEFT TURN STRIKING THE GROUND AT A VERY HIGH RATE OF DECENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TRANSPORTED BY HELICOPTER TO HARTFORD HOSPITAL WHERE HE PERISHED.
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ 62 YEARS OLD WAS AN EXPERIENCED PARACHUTE JUMPER WITH OVER 5000 JUMPS.
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^HAD BEEN A MEMBER OF THE CONNECTICUT PARACHUTE INC. ORGANIZATION FOR MANY YEARS.
EQUIPMENT USED WAS A SST RACER BACK PACK WITH CT 650 MAIN CHUTE AND A CTX 650 RESERVE.
THE LAST RECORDED DATE OF THE RESERVE CHUTE PACKING WAS ON 10 MAY 2017 BY RIGGER # ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^/USQ
ALL EQUIPMENT WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY.