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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Short Bros. & Harland SC7 SERIES 2 · Perris, CA · January 22, 2018

Date: January 22, 2018 · 15:37 local
Place: Perris, CA
Airport: Perris Valley
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N4NE
Reported as: Short Bros. & Harland SC7 Series 2
Reported engine: AiResearch TPE331 series
People aboard: 0
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0

N4NERegistered now · Short Bros. & Harland SC7 SERIES 2S/N SH1885 · Built 1970 Airframe modelShort Bros. & Harland SC7 SERIES 2 Engine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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January 22, 2018, Perris, CA. (L-65), during wingsuit parachute competition 4 jumpers departed aircraft reg. Number: N4NE, at approx. 3.5 miles southwest of L-65 and at approx. 10,000 feet high. Upon exit, all four jumpers made shoulder-to-shoulder contact with each other; two of the jumpers struggled to regain control of flight. One or two seconds later as the two jumpers were regaining control they collided with each other. One of the jumper?s canopy appeared as if it did not open.

As the FAA filed it

JANUARY 22, 2018, PERRIS, CA. (L-65), DURING WINGSUIT PARACHUTE COMPETITION 4 JUMPERS DEPARTED AIRCRAFT REG. NUMBER: N4NE, AT APPROX. 3.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF L-65 AND AT APPROX. 10,000 FEET HIGH. UPON EXIT, ALL FOUR JUMPERS MADE SHOULDER-TO-SHOULDER CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER; TWO OF THE JUMPERS STRUGGLED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF FLIGHT. ONE OR TWO SECONDS LATER AS THE TWO JUMPERS WERE REGAINING CONTROL THEY COLLIDED WITH EACH OTHER. ONE OF THE JUMPER?S CANOPY APPEARED AS IF IT DID NOT OPEN.

Other reports on N4NE · 1

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

Incident 20101017048949ILanding: Approach · Borrego Springs, CAAfter dropping off parachute jumpers, the pilot returned to Borrego Springs. On final the pilot passed power lines and continued his decent. After crossing the first set of power lines he hit secondary power lines.Oct 17, 2010 · Minor damage