# Incident 20230520006449I: Shelton, WA, May 20, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2023, 15:00 local time
- Place: Shelton, WA
- Airport: Sanderson Field
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 47.2336° N, 123.1476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANDERSON FLD (SHN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2336&lon=-123.1476&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230520006449I

## Narrative

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

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).

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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