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.
Decedent was part of a privacy data omitted. Four-man departed aircraft at 13,800, connected twice, and separated at break point of 5K. One member of four-man, stated he saw a red and black canopy that was in a left-hand spiral. The canopy was cut away, but no reserve parachute ever deployed. Witnesses on ground stated that main parachute was cut away at approximately 500 feet. Reserve parachute did not have sufficient time to deploy from free bag.
As the FAA filed it
DECEDENT WAS PART OF A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. FOUR-MAN DEPARTED AIRCRAFT AT 13,800, CONNECTED TWICE, AND SEPARATED AT BREAK POINT OF 5K. ONE MEMBER OF FOUR-MAN, STATED HE SAW A RED AND BLACK CANOPY THAT WAS IN A LEFT-HAND SPIRAL. THE CANOPY WAS CUT AWAY, BUT NO RESERVE PARACHUTE EVER DEPLOYED. WITNESSES ON GROUND STATED THAT MAIN PARACHUTE WAS CUT AWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET. RESERVE PARACHUTE DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT TIME TO DEPLOY FROM FREE BAG.
Other reports on N9479B · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.