What happened
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News statement as follows: a Georgia skydiving instructor has died during a parachute landing.
Monroe police chief stated: "the accident happened just before 2:40 p.m. Saturday at Monroe-Walton county airport".
Joseph bennett was an instructor for skydive Monroe . Skydive Monroe owner privacy data omitted stated that: "bennett had been skydiving for many years and made more than 6,000 drops".
He stated: "there were no equipment failures or missteps in the drop Saturday and that bennett just misjudged his landing approach."
Parachutist name:
Bennett, joseph earl
Experience:
6800 Jumps, tandem instructor, freefall instructor, master parachute rigger.
Club affiliation:
Skydive Monroe, GA.
Main chute:
Extream vx 99 iracus
S/n: 38314503
Reserve chute:
Fci mini cricket
S/n 53239
Last inspection:
17 January 2017 by 2722938
As the FAA filed it
NEWS STATEMENT AS FOLLOWS: A GEORGIA SKYDIVING INSTRUCTOR HAS DIED DURING A PARACHUTE LANDING.
MONROE POLICE CHIEF STATED: "THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 2:40 P.M. SATURDAY AT MONROE-WALTON COUNTY AIRPORT".
JOSEPH BENNETT WAS AN INSTRUCTOR FOR SKYDIVE MONROE . SKYDIVE MONROE OWNER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT: "BENNETT HAD BEEN SKYDIVING FOR MANY YEARS AND MADE MORE THAN 6,000 DROPS".
HE STATED: "THERE WERE NO EQUIPMENT FAILURES OR MISSTEPS IN THE DROP SATURDAY AND THAT BENNETT JUST MISJUDGED HIS LANDING APPROACH."
PARACHUTIST NAME:
BENNETT, JOSEPH EARL
EXPERIENCE:
6800 JUMPS, TANDEM INSTRUCTOR, FREEFALL INSTRUCTOR, MASTER PARACHUTE RIGGER.
CLUB AFFILIATION:
SKYDIVE MONROE, GA.
MAIN CHUTE:
EXTREAM VX 99 IRACUS
S/N: 38314503
RESERVE CHUTE:
FCI MINI CRICKET
S/N 53239
LAST INSPECTION:
17 JANUARY 2017 BY 2722938
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