# Incident 20210712010679I: Pacific Aerospace Corp Ltd 750XL, Salisbury, NC, July 12, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2021, 14:00 local time
- Place: Salisbury, NC
- Airport: Rowan County
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 35.6651° N, 80.4919° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salisbury, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6651&lon=-80.4919&mi=10
- Aircraft: N750DZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N750DZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pacific Aerospace 750XL (registry code 05617YD, https://openairdocs.org/model/pacific-aerospace-750xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PACIFIC AEROSPACE CORP LTD 750XL
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210712010679I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SKYDIVER WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN HE IMPACTED THE GROUND WITH TOO MUCH FORCE DURING LANDING.

WITNESSES STATE THEY OBSERVED DECEDENT TO BE UNDER A FULL CANOPY AND MANEUVERING NORMALLY.  THEY DID NOT BELIEVE THERE TO BE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE PARACHUTE BASED UPON HE APPEARED TO HAVE FULL CONTROL OF THE PARACHUTE DURING THE PORTION OF HIS DESCENT THEY WITNESSED.

WITNESSES STATE THAT WHILE NOT SEEING THE IMMEDIATE MOMENT BEFORE IMPACT, THEY HEARD THE CANOPY MAKING THE SOUNDS OF A STEEP TURN CLOSE TO THE GROUND FOLLOWED BY THE SOUND OF IMPACT. WITNESSES TURNED AROUND IN TIME TO SEE DECEDENT TUMBLE AND ROLL.

INSPECTION OF THE PARACHUTE/HARNESS ASSY BY FAA IIC (CERTIFICATED PARACHUTE RIGGER AND FORMER SKYDIVER) DID NOT REVEAL ANY PRE IMPACT ISSUES WITH THE JUMPER OWNED RIG.

SAS ACTIVITY EA68202102871

## Other reports on N750DZ (1)

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

- [Incident 20130216003179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130216003179I), Feb 16, 2013: Pacific Aerospace Corp Ltd 750XL (N750DZ), Oceanside, CA, No damage. On February 16, 2013, at approximately 2:10PM, sarah henderson, 2320 east nichols pl., centennial, co 80122, uspa b license 35441, was rendered unconscious in…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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