What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The accident employee, a parachute rigger employed by skydive Marana, boarded the aircraft and occupied the right pilot seat during a parachute flight. After the aircraft reached jump altitude, the parachutists exited, and the pilot landed the aircraft and taxied to the loading area to hot load the next group of jumpers. The accident employee disconnected his headset and exited the aircraft through the right pilot door. Ground witnesses reported the employee turned, took several steps, and walked into the operating propeller. The pilot, who had been looking down inside the cockpit, heard the engine surge and immediately shut down the engine. Ground personnel initiated lifesaving measures until paramedics arrived. The accident employee sustained fatal injuries.
As the FAA filed it
THE ACCIDENT EMPLOYEE, A PARACHUTE RIGGER EMPLOYED BY SKYDIVE MARANA, BOARDED THE AIRCRAFT AND OCCUPIED THE RIGHT PILOT SEAT DURING A PARACHUTE FLIGHT. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT REACHED JUMP ALTITUDE, THE PARACHUTISTS EXITED, AND THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AND TAXIED TO THE LOADING AREA TO HOT LOAD THE NEXT GROUP OF JUMPERS. THE ACCIDENT EMPLOYEE DISCONNECTED HIS HEADSET AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE RIGHT PILOT DOOR. GROUND WITNESSES REPORTED THE EMPLOYEE TURNED, TOOK SEVERAL STEPS, AND WALKED INTO THE OPERATING PROPELLER. THE PILOT, WHO HAD BEEN LOOKING DOWN INSIDE THE COCKPIT, HEARD THE ENGINE SURGE AND IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. GROUND PERSONNEL INITIATED LIFESAVING MEASURES UNTIL PARAMEDICS ARRIVED. THE ACCIDENT EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.