# Incident 20170711012309I: Pacific Aerospace Corp Ltd 750XL, Deland, FL, July 11, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2017, 15:41 local time
- Place: Deland, FL
- Airport: Deland Municipal-Sidney H Taylor Fi
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 29.0670° N, 81.2838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DELAND MUNI-SIDNEY H TAYLOR FLD (DED), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0670&lon=-81.2838&mi=10
- Aircraft: N820AB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N820AB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pacific Aerospace 750XL (registry code 05617YD, https://openairdocs.org/model/pacific-aerospace-750xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 series (registry code 52250, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PACIFIC AEROSPACE CORP LTD 750XL
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-34
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170711012309I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SKYDIVER RENDERED DECEASED UPON LANDING DUE TO FAILURE TO DEPLOY PARACHUTE. UPON INSPECTION,  NO MECHANICAL OR OPERATIONAL ABNORMALITIES WERE NOTED.

NAME: VITANTONIO CAPOTORTO

EXPERIENCE: 600 JUMPS

CLUB AFFILIATION: SKYDIVE DELAND

PARACHUTE TYPE:

MAKE = PERFORMANCE DESIGN INC.

MODEL = STILETTO

SIZE = 107

P/N = ST0107P02

S/N = ST107-009672

MANUFACTURE DATE = 11/1999

NO PACKING RECORDS AVAILABLE.

## Other reports on N820AB (3)

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

- [Incident 20150709011509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150709011509I), Jul 9, 2015: Pacific Aerospace Corp Ltd 750XL (N820AB), Deland, FL, Minor damage. Upon initial climb out from ded airport at about 400 to 500 feet and about 90 knots pilot heard a loud bang coming from the engine and the propeller…
- [Incident 20130508024379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130508024379I), May 8, 2013: Pacific Aerospace Corp Ltd 750XL (N820AB), Deland, FL, No damage, 1 fatal. Three skydivers performed a successful three-way skydive event from aircraft N820AB operated by skydive Deland inc. at approximately 4000 feet above ground,…
- [Accident 20080327837069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080327837069A), Mar 27, 2008: Pac 750XL (N820AB), Deland, FL, No damage, 1 fatal. (-23)On March 27, 2008, at the Deland muncipal airport, Deland, Florida, skydiver [privacy data omitted] from montreal, Canada, was severely injured after…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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