What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A single parachute fatality occurred at the Lodi parachute center, Lodi CA.
Parachutist was a privacy data omitted exited aircraft N73WD and deployed parachute with no issues using a performance design, inc. spectre 120 parachute s/n SP120-005930.
It appears she turned to final approach to FAR downwind, which the wind may have pushed/blew her over highway 99, she performed a hook turn to return to landing zone and collided with the top of a big rig truck trailer. Bounced off the top of trailer and on to the side of highway. No other cars hit her or the big rig truck. Many witness in cars and at the parachute center. She was found dead at the scene.
As the FAA filed it
A SINGLE PARACHUTE FATALITY OCCURRED AT THE LODI PARACHUTE CENTER, LODI CA.
PARACHUTIST WAS A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXITED AIRCRAFT N73WD AND DEPLOYED PARACHUTE WITH NO ISSUES USING A PERFORMANCE DESIGN, INC. SPECTRE 120 PARACHUTE S/N SP120-005930.
IT APPEARS SHE TURNED TO FINAL APPROACH TO FAR DOWNWIND, WHICH THE WIND MAY HAVE PUSHED/BLEW HER OVER HIGHWAY 99, SHE PERFORMED A HOOK TURN TO RETURN TO LANDING ZONE AND COLLIDED WITH THE TOP OF A BIG RIG TRUCK TRAILER. BOUNCED OFF THE TOP OF TRAILER AND ON TO THE SIDE OF HIGHWAY. NO OTHER CARS HIT HER OR THE BIG RIG TRUCK. MANY WITNESS IN CARS AND AT THE PARACHUTE CENTER. SHE WAS FOUND DEAD AT THE SCENE.
Other reports on N73WD · 2
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