From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Skydiver was under canopy maneuvering for landing towards landing zone. Skydiver noticed another jumper approaching head-on. Skydiver executed a hard left turn at approximately 20 feet to avoid the other skydiver and impacted the ground at a high rate of speed resulting in fatal injuries.
Airworthiness inspector inspected both main and reserve parachutes and noted no defects/malfunctions during the accident.
As the FAA filed it
SKYDIVER WAS UNDER CANOPY MANEUVERING FOR LANDING TOWARDS LANDING ZONE. SKYDIVER NOTICED ANOTHER JUMPER APPROACHING HEAD-ON. SKYDIVER EXECUTED A HARD LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET TO AVOID THE OTHER SKYDIVER AND IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES.
AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR INSPECTED BOTH MAIN AND RESERVE PARACHUTES AND NOTED NO DEFECTS/MALFUNCTIONS DURING THE ACCIDENT.
Other reports on N208HF · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.