47.2336° N, 123.1476° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at SANDERSON FLD (SHN), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
May 20, 2023 · 15:00 local
Place
Shelton, WA
Airport
Sanderson Field
Phase of flight
Unknown
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
NONE
People aboard
0
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
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.
During a solo training jump, student skydiver overflew the landing zone and hit a tree top. The parachute deflated and the parachutist dropped to the ground and suffered fatal injuries.
Reserve chute not deployed. Reserve chute packed within last 180 days (i&r - 04/15/2023).
As the FAA filed it
DURING A SOLO TRAINING JUMP, STUDENT SKYDIVER OVERFLEW THE LANDING ZONE AND HIT A TREE TOP. THE PARACHUTE DEFLATED AND THE PARACHUTIST DROPPED TO THE GROUND AND SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES.
RESERVE CHUTE NOT DEPLOYED. RESERVE CHUTE PACKED WITHIN LAST 180 DAYS (I&R - 04/15/2023).