What happened
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June 4, 2018 at approximately 11:50 am FAA c-roc notified inspector wilson of a fatal parachute incident which occurred on Saturday June 2, 2018, at Orange municipal airport, (kore) Orange, MA. Skydiving business is named "jumptown" and they operated a Dehavilland DHC-6 twin otter aircraft which had departed kore at approximately 1800 hours EST with 22 souls on board, which included two pilots, two parachute instructors, and 18 student parachute jumpers on board. All accelerated free fall (aff) parachute jumpers exited aircraft around 13,000 feet AGL. One student parachute jumper, attempting 4th solo jump, after successful parachute deployment, veered off course from target kore landing zone. On attempting to land at an alternate location (offsite field), the jumper impacted a barn, and sustained multiple serious life-threatening injuries. The victim was transported by ambulance to local athol memorial hospital, then med-e-vac airlift transported to umass memorial medical center hospital, located in worcester, MA. The victim was later declared deceased on Monday, June 4, 2018.
Jumper?s name is alexis zayas, date of birth is March 26, 1991. Jumper indicated to jumptown that she had 6 previous jumps prior to attending jumptown?s accelerated freefall camp (aff camp). During the aff camp at jumptown the jumper recieved one tandem jump and started solo jumps. Jumper was on her fourth solo jump at the time of the incident. Jumptown is operated by the Massachusetts sport parachute club (spc) according to their website. The parachute involved is a performance designs navigator 240, 9-cell student canopy. Date of manufacturer April, 2005, part number NA0240P02, serial number 240-001903. Jumptown's packing log indicates this chute was packed on may 13, 2018. The reserve chute is a technical standard order (TSO) C-23D, precision aerodynamic inc. model superraven 294-MA, serial number, 57935821, manufactured April, 1999. The reserve chute was last packed on 14 April, 2018 by master rigger privacy data omitted, certificate number privacy data omitted. The reserve chute was not deployed.
As the FAA filed it
JUNE 4, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:50 AM FAA C-ROC NOTIFIED INSPECTOR WILSON OF A FATAL PARACHUTE INCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED ON SATURDAY JUNE 2, 2018, AT ORANGE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, (KORE) ORANGE, MA. SKYDIVING BUSINESS IS NAMED "JUMPTOWN" AND THEY OPERATED A DEHAVILLAND DHC-6 TWIN OTTER AIRCRAFT WHICH HAD DEPARTED KORE AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 HOURS EST WITH 22 SOULS ON BOARD, WHICH INCLUDED TWO PILOTS, TWO PARACHUTE INSTRUCTORS, AND 18 STUDENT PARACHUTE JUMPERS ON BOARD. ALL ACCELERATED FREE FALL (AFF) PARACHUTE JUMPERS EXITED AIRCRAFT AROUND 13,000 FEET AGL. ONE STUDENT PARACHUTE JUMPER, ATTEMPTING 4TH SOLO JUMP, AFTER SUCCESSFUL PARACHUTE DEPLOYMENT, VEERED OFF COURSE FROM TARGET KORE LANDING ZONE. ON ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT AN ALTERNATE LOCATION (OFFSITE FIELD), THE JUMPER IMPACTED A BARN, AND SUSTAINED MULTIPLE SERIOUS LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES. THE VICTIM WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO LOCAL ATHOL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, THEN MED-E-VAC AIRLIFT TRANSPORTED TO UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL, LOCATED IN WORCESTER, MA. THE VICTIM WAS LATER DECLARED DECEASED ON MONDAY, JUNE 4, 2018.
JUMPER?S NAME IS ALEXIS ZAYAS, DATE OF BIRTH IS MARCH 26, 1991. JUMPER INDICATED TO JUMPTOWN THAT SHE HAD 6 PREVIOUS JUMPS PRIOR TO ATTENDING JUMPTOWN?S ACCELERATED FREEFALL CAMP (AFF CAMP). DURING THE AFF CAMP AT JUMPTOWN THE JUMPER RECIEVED ONE TANDEM JUMP AND STARTED SOLO JUMPS. JUMPER WAS ON HER FOURTH SOLO JUMP AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. JUMPTOWN IS OPERATED BY THE MASSACHUSETTS SPORT PARACHUTE CLUB (SPC) ACCORDING TO THEIR WEBSITE. THE PARACHUTE INVOLVED IS A PERFORMANCE DESIGNS NAVIGATOR 240, 9-CELL STUDENT CANOPY. DATE OF MANUFACTURER APRIL, 2005, PART NUMBER NA0240P02, SERIAL NUMBER 240-001903. JUMPTOWN'S PACKING LOG INDICATES THIS CHUTE WAS PACKED ON MAY 13, 2018. THE RESERVE CHUTE IS A TECHNICAL STANDARD ORDER (TSO) C-23D, PRECISION AERODYNAMIC INC. MODEL SUPERRAVEN 294-MA, SERIAL NUMBER, 57935821, MANUFACTURED APRIL, 1999. THE RESERVE CHUTE WAS LAST PACKED ON 14 APRIL, 2018 BY MASTER RIGGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE RESERVE CHUTE WAS NOT DEPLOYED.
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