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FAA accident report · Aircraft · Deland, FL · April 1, 2024

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Date
April 1, 2024 · 14:00 local
Place
Deland, FL
Airport
Deland Municipal-Sidney H Taylor Fi
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
NONE
People aboard
0
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
1

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 April 1, 2023, a parachute jumpers was engaged in an aerial formation with a team of jumpers. Tragically, the lead jumper of the team passed away during the incident, and another member sustained minor injuries without needing medical attention after a midair collision. The lead jumper had already deployed his parachute which was fully deployed at the time of the collision. Shortly before the collision, the other team member realized that a collision was imminent and deployed his parachute in time to avoid a direct impact. Unfortunately, the angle of descent caused this team member to collide from above, collapsing the lead jumper's parachute and rendering the lead jumper incapacitated. Lead jumper parachute redevelops and was uncontrol. As a result, the team lead plummeted to the ground hit a building and was found unresponsive.

Inspected parachute of the deceased jumper found no defects.

Review of jump team video from the accident shows deceased jump parachute operating correctly.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 1, 2023, A PARACHUTE JUMPERS WAS ENGAGED IN AN AERIAL FORMATION WITH A TEAM OF JUMPERS. TRAGICALLY, THE LEAD JUMPER OF THE TEAM PASSED AWAY DURING THE INCIDENT, AND ANOTHER MEMBER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES WITHOUT NEEDING MEDICAL ATTENTION AFTER A MIDAIR COLLISION. THE LEAD JUMPER HAD ALREADY DEPLOYED HIS PARACHUTE WHICH WAS FULLY DEPLOYED AT THE TIME OF THE COLLISION. SHORTLY BEFORE THE COLLISION, THE OTHER TEAM MEMBER REALIZED THAT A COLLISION WAS IMMINENT AND DEPLOYED HIS PARACHUTE IN TIME TO AVOID A DIRECT IMPACT. UNFORTUNATELY, THE ANGLE OF DESCENT CAUSED THIS TEAM MEMBER TO COLLIDE FROM ABOVE, COLLAPSING THE LEAD JUMPER'S PARACHUTE AND RENDERING THE LEAD JUMPER INCAPACITATED. LEAD JUMPER PARACHUTE REDEVELOPS AND WAS UNCONTROL. AS A RESULT, THE TEAM LEAD PLUMMETED TO THE GROUND HIT A BUILDING AND WAS FOUND UNRESPONSIVE.

INSPECTED PARACHUTE OF THE DECEASED JUMPER FOUND NO DEFECTS.

REVIEW OF JUMP TEAM VIDEO FROM THE ACCIDENT SHOWS DECEASED JUMP PARACHUTE OPERATING CORRECTLY.