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.
On January 31, 2024, a de havilland Canada DHC-6, conducted parachute operations from Eloy, AZ. There was one fatality, the main parachute tangled upon deployment and the reserve never deployed. The victim, accompanied by three friends, fellow skydivers, embarked on their third jump of the day from skydive AZ.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 31, 2024, A DE HAVILLAND CANADA DHC-6, CONDUCTED PARACHUTE OPERATIONS FROM ELOY, AZ. THERE WAS ONE FATALITY, THE MAIN PARACHUTE TANGLED UPON DEPLOYMENT AND THE RESERVE NEVER DEPLOYED. THE VICTIM, ACCOMPANIED BY THREE FRIENDS, FELLOW SKYDIVERS, EMBARKED ON THEIR THIRD JUMP OF THE DAY FROM SKYDIVE AZ.
Other reports on N128WJ · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.