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An Affiliate of tho United States Parachute Associarion 

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VoI. II, No. 8 L2 September 1980 

PARA NEI^JSBRIEFS 

The Pas NetubtvLe( i-t an Lnduti.tctl ptbUuLi-on pnepned by the 

Seotzffit1 affiiffi.ed to a.tL menbetus. l"lenbuulrip il opwt to (+lunl 

Ln the poJltctilLte. equiyment irdu,stnu.' ApplbaLinyb marJ be d.itec,ted 

to the addnett above. Netule.tten coutetpondente tlnu.Ld. be tent. to 

0on Beelz, 2509 RivieLo. UneLe, Fon-t Smi,th, Nttznnta-t 72903, on 

call 501 -452-3987 . 

TTIE NET.IS IN BRTtr 

ltrst areas of the country are relnrting stur? jncreases in busjless. 

It appears that the "slurp" is over, ard npst of our fisnbers retrnrE, 

e:

T\,\O 12 Septsnber 1980 

Begtirudrg with thris issue, FataU-ty Reports are back in. USPA is now 

fonrrarding c.opies for inclusion. 

Th-is Ns,vsletter is distritxrted to firany people vftp are not PEIA 

IrErnbrs. We want 1ou all to feel free to nrake r,yritten technical crcntributions 

to us. Vb are soliciting technical i-nfonnation ttrat will be of 

interest to or:r readers and we do rpt nLiJd iJ it is of a controversial 

nature. Please write u.s. We welcqre your suggestions, particularly 

tlrose concerned witlr sporb parachuting safety. We cannot trny for 

arLicles used, but will npst cer:taL:rly aclmcnoledge tLre source and yor:r 

ccfipany, if you so desjre. 

lVe also r,vor:l-d like to be advised of forttncn-ilg neetings, conventions, 

or otkrer "get togTetlrersl t]rat r^puld be of interest to our 

readers. If you lcro,v of , or are irrvolved iJr, ily ki:rd of neetlngs having 

to do with sporb avJ-atj-on, parachuting or ballooning, please let us lgrcnv. 

Ttrere is to be a Testing Capabilities l{crkshop at Edwards AFB, 

California, October 6 ard 7, 1980. Ttre purpose of the r.rorkshcp is to 

provide a medir-un for ttre technical hterdunge of jnforrnation in parachute 

ard balloon testirg. Ttre reetilg is slnnsored by ttre ArAA ard will 

be a relatively ilfornal presentation witLr discussion periods. Anyone 

interested il atterding should ontact HENFUf HU\IfER, 6510 Ttest Whg, 

TEEES, Stop 239, Edwards Afts, California 93523. .LIan Lenrinson, Elek 

Puskas and Dan Polmter are plannhg to atterd. 

T:rcy Loney (Centaums Corp. ) is firral-ly out of tlre cast ard onJ-y 

usilg his 'rthjrd" Ieg part tiJre, 

Dave GoId has joined tlre Parachute Section at Ch-ina Lake. 

BilI Booth (nelative Vilcrkshop) has been travelilg ttre west coast. 

Never did fird out if his wife was wittr h-im or if it was really a business 

trip. 

l"lanley E:tler (ButJ-er Parachute Systens) has just returned frcrn arr 

e>

12 Septsnber 1980 Ttree 

Elsewtrere ij1 this issue )ou wjl-I fjrd a PEIA I'{gnbership Application Forn 

Giveore to a frierd,, or if you feel liJce yor:r ocnPany should belong, fiII 

G tir" Application ard. serd,-it wittr 5200.00 to USPA Headquarters. Our 

U-r'U"t"nii CcnnLittee wiII irrvestigate your conpany ard rrctilg will take 

place at the Winter I'Ieetfuig' 

The USpA Board !r""ti1g i.s to be Septsnber L2-I4, in Issaquah, washilgton 

so we should son ]g.pvr ait u"a place for the Wixter l"leeting' Alnn 

I-..rinson (G e Security) ard. Joe Sr"itft (Joe snith Parachute Sal-es & Selafice) 

THE OVER THE 

HILLGANG??????? 

If you rnissed' Jan Reichrs 

o

Four 12 Septenber 1980 

CALEbIDAR OF E\IEMS 

Sept. 23-25--33rd Annual l4eeting ard Convention of ttre National Rrsiness 

Aircraft Association, Kansas City, l4o. 

Sept. 29-Oct 3--1980 Internatj-ornl Ssninar of tlre Interrntional Society 

of Air Safety Investigatorsr. San Francisco Chapter, Si-r Francis Drake 

Hotel, San IYancisco 

Sept. 30+t. 2-{enttr International Fonm for Air Cargo and For:rbtr 

Ai-r Cargo D

12 September 1980 Five 

PARACHUTE EqUIPHENT INDUSTRY AFFILIATE 

DATE: I 9 

COMPfII{Y NAME: 

ADDRESS: 

STATE : 

PRINCIPAL OFFICERS: 

APPLICATION 

CITY 

ZIP CODE: 

$200.00 

Appl lcatlon 

Fee Enc'losed 

PARACHUTE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED: 

lf not manufactured, type of 

BUSINESS (relevant to parachutlng) 

RETAIL OR WHOLESALE: 

MIL ORDER OR RETAIL OUTLET: 

FAA CERT]FIEO LOFT? DATE: 

I 9 RATINGS: 

YEARS IN BUSINESS: 

FEDERAL TAX NO.: STATE RESALE NO. : 

THE INFOMATION BELO}I IS NECESSARY FOR PRODUCT LIABILITY INSURANCE AND EVALUATION 

OF APPLICATION. ALL INFORMTION IS CONFIDENTIAL. 

MTINGS AND LICENSES OF KEY PERSONNEL I,IORKING FULL TIME FOR THE COI,IPANY: 

COMPANY: 

RiqNGE 0F GR0SS SALES: UP T0 $100,000 

.100,000 

to 500,000 

PERCENTAGE OF GROSS SALES IN SPORT PARACHUTE PRODUCTS: 

HAVE YOU EVER HAD OR DO YOU NOII HAVE A LAI,ISUIT PENDING ON YOUR EQUIPMENT? 

DATE: 

Explaln brlefly on separate sheet of paper. 

,]9 SIGNATURE 0F PRINCIPAL 0FFICER 

Menbershl o coml ttee use i

Don Beck 

Fort Sn1th, Arhansa ?2903 

E.AVB G@[.8 

-a 00HRtlt I Dt 0-D RTY 8 

6lltll-susrrr Jl uF0rrll-33t$l 

15001 South flgueroa Street 

Gardena, Callfornla !02118 

Auguet 1st, 1pBO 

Dear Don: 

Per the enclosed, I w-11] bo startln6 to work at Chlna 

Lake. l'ly flrst day there vrlll be on August 1 I th. 

I would very much llke to contlnue gsttin8 the PtrIA 

I,lewsLetter. l{o need to convince you of my great lnbest 

in what the As6ociation is doin6. The addrees change can be 

to ny DevI home at 741 llest Haloid, 1n llidgecrest, or - if 

you Brefer - mail- to oy address where I ttrill be working at 

the NIYC. 

Do you plaa to be at tho next SAFE conference 1n San Diego? 

If you do, I look forward to seelng you Jhere. In the neantine, 

best regards and wlshes. 

Sinc ereIy, 

'Ua''^ts 

P.S. I have been gottlng 2 coples of the Newsletter, as it 

aeerns you have two addresses for ne, one at ny o1d Slnl hone 

address, and the other at Irvin. I a,n sure that thi6 shoufd be 

corrected vrhen the addres6 change 1o made.

12 September 1980 Seven 

NEW IS CONDITION 

PAMCHUTE DATA 

FLOAT IN 

V/HEN 

CAN 

YOU 

Type:- Flat, Star-of-Davld (Avallable as conlcal ) 

D^:- About Sooo 819! ! 

t"'- 14.S.-s) 

2 ti'., 7/ 

'\2/ 

C^:- You wouldn't bellevel!l! 6 < 

cl so,- (Y.r.r.B.) ,',*,f(&l,li:^,, /) 

Stabllity:- }Jill [9J rock baby asleepl ! ! ! 

F- X Factor:- So s o f t, ahhhl!! 

v 

PLAN FO RI'l 

- 

Tel : 

(714) 

939- 2943 

93 9- 2944 

PAfuqCHUTE SYSTEHS OEPT. 

coDE 641 I 

NAVAL I,IEAPONS CENTER 

cHIl.tA LAKE, CA. 93555 

74 1 I,lest Hal oi d Street 

Ridgecrest, Cal if. 93555 

Tel: TBD

Eight 

12 September 1980 

UNITED 

STAT E S 

PARAC H UTE 

ASSOC IATION 

806 Ff FTEENTH STREFI, N W , SUITE {44 . WASHTNGTON, 0 C 20oo5 . IZO2I 341-SfI3 . Tetex NATA€FO 64149 

bffi-4;*^ 

August II, 1980 

f{r. Haren T. Eichhom 

PaRchute Associatesr Inc. 

r. u. Dox tsIl 

I45 oeil Av€nue 

LakeHood, NeH Jersey 0870I 

Dear llaren: 

, 1t I 

DJN 

Please accept ry apologies for not respondlng more quickly to your 

Jul,y zL+th nemo concerning the PEIA.adventising empalgn and th€ USPA contribution 

thereto. I al-so have a remo frcm Don Bec-)c , cking for an accounting 

of the fmds fron ]ast year. Hete ls hq thls Horks out, according to our 

USPA HeadqEftem recoPds i 

In I9?9 PEIA contnj.buted 5500 to USPA to support the advertisi.ng campaign 

and USPA added an addltlona] $500. As fan u ou neconds can tell, 

this money Has never expended by u for any reasonr and therefore tenains 

rrin the bankrr. (Incldentally and totalty s€parately: USPA during I9?9 

prccessed IL+6 requests for infomation 'rkitsrr, which requests came to u as 

a result of Dan Poynterrs promotional efforts, with Hhich I an sure both you 

and Don Beck are familian, H*ever, ue did neceive pa)ment covering tho cost 

of the naterials and postage, for each and every one of these sets, so they 

should not be considered ln an evaluation of Hhat USPA did for PEIA dwlng I9?9,) 

' In 1980, apprcved by ou Board of Directore xas a further contrLbution of 

9I,000 to PEIA| to cover you 1980 advertising cilpaLgn. Thia amowt Ehould b€ 

added to SIr000 Ieft over frcm 1979. HoHeven. Let ne nemlnd you that (based 

on an agneement Hith PEIA bacl in 1978 or I9?9 - I forget which year), we prepared 

and printed therroutlaw Brochuerrand distriluted lt to most PEIA menbers, 

0u eEct cost for the printing of I0,000 of thes€ brochures was St{84.37. 

I d not clear in my own nind 6 to Hhether the fqnds voted by the USPA 

Bcrd of Dir€ctons were to i,nclude the cost of thistroutlaH Brcchurerror 

Hhether the Board intended that the $1,000 be e rrfree and clearrr contributlon 

to PEIA. I would appneciate your guidance and directlon in this regard, 

As I see it, USPA oes you eithen: 

A, $I,000.00 nereining from 1979, plw SI,000.00; on 

B. 9I,000.00 remaining fron 1979, plus SI,000,00 1980 contrlbutl.on nlnu 

Sq8q.3? for outlaH bnochues aLleady supplied to PEIA membere. 

Please advlse me. 

A non-p.oiI drvrsron ol the NATTONAL AERONAUTTC ASSOCTATTON

Nine 

THE WALL STRTET jOURNA| WEDNESDAY, AUCUS-T 6. l9S0 

B€htnd eYery succestul muuJac' 

nrer the* days ls a 8wl lawyer. The 

muky evoluuon ot producl UablltY 

law hs sent corporate muageF 

scwying t! $e most recent law E- 

ports. engln€eE back to tJIe drawlng 

board to try (or th€ lneYllably el6iYe 

riskles puluc! Md the c6t ol Prod' 

uct tlablllty ksurilce often pNtubl' 

Uvely hitlL Now the Comerce De 

panment ud Congres m l@king 

lnio ways lo reveE the lrerd tiat be' 

gm ln the mld'19?0s toward lncreased 

buenl ou muulactureE, 

The prcblem is one tiat afists nol 

{nly |mulactureF and tnsuren, but 

coromen u well. TheY are, alter L., 

tle mE who pay Ngher Pnc6 e 

lheir more lrckless tellows maY b€ 

compeuted for ureunable Prod' 

ucl usge. Cases ol judce M mok 

are Wmu. There is, (or exmple, 

tle Marylud !€enager who dmped 

cologre on 8 li! cudle in order to grve 

l! a eent sd collected dmages trcm 

the perfume compMy becN lt 

didn't wm b€r about the tlre she 

cals€d Or Oe Oklaioms man who rb 

ceived t6o0,tjoo frcm a glue muuJac' 

twr evcn though he lailed to hetd 

n&mmabrllty warnlnEs. The walrug 

on the glue cu ca.lled for oPeMg w' 

dos. bul because ihere were none to 

open ln tie mu'i workmmr he won 

dffigts lor hls burN. 

Ar wlti ouer tons. tlabillty ln 

product css ls d€terrued In slate 

couis, slng stale PrecedentJ ud 

statu(es to delermlne tie causaCion ol 

h&n JwE eslabllsh comparatiYe 

negligcnce levels ud deterrue lie 

a|]lMl ol dmages. 

when courts in states such tr Cturfoma 

b€tu swltchtng tie burd€n of 

proof to t}e muulacturlng de(€ndut 

ud awudug huge suru to Pldntlfts, 

Ind6try ws hr! wlth rapldly nslng In' 

suruce rats lot its products For 

may muujacturers, insurMce lncreffi 

n t}Ie thousuds ol P€rceol 

have be€n common, ild gtne have 

be€n unable lo llnd msure6 (or new, 

untried products. The House ln MNh 

pased a biU tha! would allow comPd' 

ni6 to pool money and ulormabon to 

lnMe theruelvcs against liablliry 

The S€nate h now considenng the 

meuult. 

The mre fundamenial problem 

Risky Business 

isn't lrEurMce, but relormlng tie l8w 

One opnon ls !o ajlow tle states tro 

ontinue *ttlng thelr om standilds 

ol llablllry, But tn Pemylvsflla. Colq 

rado ud WNhintlon, tle notlon thal 

mmuJacture6 should be held abglufely 

llable despite user rtrklesne$ 

hd become tirnly enhenched: Mtil 

several more states tending ln tial dl' 

rrcdorL a more logical lorl system 

seru ulilely !o come lrcm the 

states &tlng Independently. A second 

way k for Ule lederal tDvemenl lo 

foc 8 uilorm system otr ue states, 

a pmposaj tor vblch wlll be on the 

Itos agenda alter the convention 

bEak. A thlrd ElternadYe ls !o prcvide 

stales sLh a model code relorming 

the ror! l8w that tIeY cu adoPt N 

they plee. 

The tilrd !ek, whlch hs tie ad' 

vutr8t ol learing much ltral respon' 

slbrlry for tor! law, k tle one lalen 

by the Co|merce Depulnenf s UnJ' 

lom Prcduct UabilltY Act. TNs cole 

atrempB prcperly o blme tile Part, 

in the befter position to avold the dm' 

a8t lts m61 sltnlllcill stloB 

would establlsh standuds ol respoNl' 

brlity (or muulacturers ln lhe four 

m6t hequent types of defKt cNs. In 

tm rypes o, cla.lms muulrclureE 

wou.ld be ln partlculilly hot water: 

the involvtrg constructlon delrcts 

that result ln a mismuulactured ltem 

ard tho* lovolrug breach ol u erpEs 

wffiMty The ldea here ls that 

selle$ should b€ exp€cted !o male & 

coEistent product and to llve up to a 

pmre made sbout thelr Prodwt. 

But the buyer would have to bewue 

In cus lnvolving dcf(ls ln entlre 

product Lne deslgl ud lailures of 

mmulactureE to warn abou( potential 

dug€6. TNs laull stildard wodd not 

create a (olal lnhlbitlon on pruluclng 

new oroducts that are ued in lnierenUy 

dugergus actlviries nor would 

lillure to wam 8bout, say, dl€ du' 

de6 ol swallowlng oPen saJery pms es' 

tablrsh producer lault. 

Whchever meliod o( reforrug the 

lort law is chosn, tie lmPortilt 0ung 

lo Rmemb€r is tlat rlsk i5 lnet'ltable 

Tfus is especla.lly so ln 8 slefy in 

wluch lnnovauon is not 8 luxury, Dut 

the bread Md butter ol our tronomy. 

The law should reflcct lhe reallry that 

a flskless strrery ls a chlmera.

L2 September 1980 

Eleven 

EXERCISES FOR CALORIE COUNTERS 

Beof.ing oroun6 fDe bvsf, 

Turning f9e ot$er cgeeb, 

Joggtng f8e memorU 

lUo6ing f.$roag$ paperworb. 

JumpLng f.o conctvsions 

Bet6l.ng oyer bochworbs 

CLLmbing €ge NoIIr 

(T$i.s is useb qtLf.e fteqaenf.Ig 

w6en confineb 

insibe & f9e weof.$er is nLce ovf.sL6e) 

Running cr-rounb tn circles 

Swoltowtng pribe 

Eof. ing Crow 

?*rs1.ng €6e buch (f.gLs 0rg6f. to be rrore) 

Drogging t9e geeLs 

Qtasping af. sf-raws 

?ts$ing Uour 1"vch 

Betf.ing Uortr own brunr 

Itlohtng mou-nf.oir-s ovf. o f molue$iIIs 

Tfirowing gonr weLg$f. aroun6 

Tl.gLng of f t6e 9an6le 

Cl"inbLng t|e 1o66er o f $accesF 

Abbing fuel fo tBe fTre 

lDropp+flg if up d.f. 6oU' s enb 

Ia.tfing gonr own boch 

An6, T nigfif. obb ben6ing f6e elbow 

75 

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75 

t 50 

350 

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Reprinted from BEAYER HERALO DEI,,IOCUT 

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Ivbruonv IS AN AWFUL t^tAY To SPEND ONE-SEVENTH OF YOLJR LIFE.

Twelve 

12 September I980 

uSlA forM 30.l F.bru.ry 1070 

EqulF[.nt of Do..ad 

U.)n qno'.t: Muuladlraai 

Mod.lr -.5tr..ta-C.ljtil.l n!mb.ri 

Nvmbar ot lum9a on -^ 

o.r. flcr.d g Hu 8o 

By wnom:9!i!!!!a rhl. ryp. crnop;: rv 

natnq: 

CoaOl,on 

Aleha Pu'r Eolp. ..^--. AI.-2 

TY- ol c.nooY r.l.uaa, R-9-- 

Condlll6l 

--,,-,-.-,^. s.rr.i numb.r, 9o3l 

g.ln aontalod: Manulaclural 

S.rlrl ngmbari 

R.t6 canopl: Manul&lwaa: 

Mdal: 

o.r.[cx.d l Ju 8o 

Pllotchul.?: HA-l 

E! Whomi 

A.'6 cqt.tnq : Mrnut&r,r.n l-fII9-!3I!-!9!11!:- Condltlon: 

SJld numb.r; 

Condltloni 

Condlllon: 

alronat/g oprr (ll wo,n): Mr^qlEtuaa,: Foa' 

Mo6al: 

Sa,lal numbaai 

C.llbdr.d by whoo?:- 

Wh.n? 

Wh.r.? 

tndru6.nta: u.nur.cru..n llt''rst'r II -- 

Mod.li + o.rt.l nunbari 

C4ndllron 

Sriic lJn.: TyF: (pln, b.okcord. dl.sl b.g) 

Typ. srp larlanari 

- 

Polnl ol attachmanl In alrcratlstrtr. 

llna.slrl typai 

Patmt qulpmnt H.lm.t ltp,@ 

€y. Dforacilon Elsacg 

M.n,rrcr.r...{ft!9-!!l!31& - 

Mod.r. 

&-2 

r r1t6or 

Footnr,-i!81!i!9!!-- 

tY* eto".r'iil!- 

lUDD46EO! 

Eellpaal ahekT 

By Whom? 

CommanF, Pl$. alala.ny d.trll. f.grrdrng lha dac{rad a.quipmant -lh.l lt.alft.nl b thir.tgort, 

Dccca8sd raa ualr8 b€r om 116 rhlch slc ru fu1lla! rlth. sbe put bcr 6oa 

o! rrv.rd E1!ut.s Drlor to lururc propor t1!. sb. ts 5 rortb6 pncEoa.utt 

rcuJ.lg EatcrDrtt,clotb.a but Bot tbat b1,t. Sho d1d not rpp.ar to bav. sy 

problors ud dld [o! dlourr trt Drobl.rr rltb otbsr Jup.r8. 

X 

Vlll. Drrcriptior of Accl&al 

Quc:t rncd swh r: iumpm.stor, a 

n..r.l complelo iumP lo includa ll 

happ€ on ol incidcnt bascd on al q 

by re cogicr of sefcty officor'r lf 

rvrilrblc, .nd .ilach-'to this rcport. 

D€c.ued srlv.d et'droD zo!. by hersclt, Sh. rpDa[.d lD 6ood rptrt!. q.r lut 

Jup uas on 30 Dcc ?9 r l,1ttl. oycr tro Eootb!. Sh. re 5 EoDth! DrctDut blt lclt 

6ood oDou8h to JuED. Sb. rcprckcd b.r EaaD prLo! to tbc Jup. th. pu! bcr t.s oD 

a.v.adL Elautas bclor. thc othorr ud 6.c!.d ratl'rti,ad. Dl,rt dlvar D1[ chaokr ud cllrb 

to ai,tltudc rora uq.yaDttul. Alt.r crl't trpE tbc CassBa lSO rb. u bsa d1d Bot hook 

up rttb pl,n. P1n ru rE o( I1tt1c crperlntc &dtl !!o,tu baok !1,1!,1D8. tbc otbcr tro 

Juaper€ hqokcd up rlth tho p1q lor a brlel 3 !u. Brark olt ru at norEd rltltudcl 

tbc decca€cd ru thc tlrqt to turB ud track arry. tba othct thr.r traokad ud pul1.d 

rlth !o probl,.!s. Tbo dccrsod tl,d, Dot puU ud rDpeucd io ba bav1D6 Problrra. Durln6 

at lest tbo Lut lOoO to.t.-b. rE t.co to.utb rltb r vorJ.lor rpLa. 8S. qlp.rt.d 

to b. DuIIl'qg yj.tb b.r !1ght bud on th. !a1! r1!oo!d,'brr left hud tu out ls froDt o! 

b€r body. shc bold thls po€ltl,o! untll lapact. No attoBpt to puII ber t.s.!ve rtpcor{ 

rG obE€rved. Upoo €xel'satlo! ol bcr Eou tbo !a1! rlpcord ru lntalt. Eor r1g 

ru r pl6gyback typo rlth a rtDcbrd !1!1llu to r CoDdor. lbo budlr rar &ttrch.d to 

tho rE1€t bud by volcro ud ra! rtl,Il ln pltc.. l'll eppcued qorra.l.. A KoDtucky Stat, 

Trooper Du1l.d tho rlpcopd ud thc contal'tror oDanaodr no Daoblau Dotcd. Thc reerrvo 

rlpcord raa out ot 1t€ ka.D.rr cablc, bouolo5, DlD!, ud cc.I rDp.s.d nonaj,, Rlpcor4 tfa 

pull.d by !latc tropp€rr lt o!.ratcd lorEal'lt. Oqklorl 1t d.ccaord had rcEoved r.ecryc 

rlpcord froE kcrpcr ot 1l Lt ru dlclodtod upol lEprct.-R-3 csoDy refo&€ce hrd bccD 

actlvatcd, but no oro ot thc 8rcuqd ob6orvcd bcr rcechLng tor b.r r.leea.r. It 16 Irocrl,blc 

tbat doca4od ru not pul].lag o! lr1tr rlpcord but rrtb.r aora othor p1.cc ol hcr 

oqulpEeDt oucb s lb. cnd ot bcr rdstbed. Sb. ru 5 qooths p.atnut and lt 1s not 

k!or[ 1t tha6 pr.v.!to& hor lroo aec1n6 ber rlpcord or cauocd hcr to reu tbo 116 1[ lr 

uquBsL ru[sr. Sbe 4ld oot appeu too ],qgo. Decru.d rastcd ttEc actlvatlntcalopt 

rol.a€os rbeo ao lal.a rae .ver gut. It 1s oot llom thy !b. 4l,d Bot actlvalo bor 

reaervo bug porsl€tld 1n tryb6 lor hor ra1[., 

R.porl Submlltldi 

Nr Ronald J. Lypch 

Addd 

/ole-b saoBA.q Ay., .lt..[!oI, f,f_40l2lphomnunbor: (502,) 624-7381 

Tltl. or cdn*tlon wlth agotl prr. 

Copl- ol tN. ..pod w.o nt bi 

I

12 September 1980 Thirteen 

uStA foRM 30-l F.brury 1975 

lll. Equlpmnl ol D.c.rr.d 

H.nc.noef: Mrnut.ctut.r: -u*rr 4!19&"rtrtnumb.r ?O7" 

naanatt: 

Ttpa ol c.nogy r.h...r - 

Con drtron 

M.in cont.ind: Manulaclurar 

Modal: 

Sarrrlnumbaa 

Condtlto^: 

Aat6va caAogl: i. ur, r'. -- 

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tg! 

o!r. prct.d AMq E- qwôn 6/c*PT t€ut4r'6t 

Pilorchul.?i /1" 

cond'to^ L I /f E 2 t u 

- 

8... N. c onr.n.| : M rn u| rcI ur. | : tt t--/-ft z llt+- ;; M 

-- 

"t, 

Conottoa: ---fu9L 

Autom.?icop.na.ltluorn):Mrnulrctur€.: L'oL8- aod.l 

C.lrbf.t.d by whom?: 

Wh.n? 

Wh.ra? 

InaXumanla: 

o.rep.cr.d ,A!t" .3 

",lliJi'r,;ffi 

Condr tion 

Sl.!c lin.l 

fypa: (9rn, br.rkcord. drr*l bagl 

Tlp. toap hrlanar 

Strtlc Ina aau!l typ. 

Pattonal e!eaanl: Balm.l lypa 

Eya f.ol.ctron 

B,lwnom oeuQ it"ll,ill"J.'i#:'" ,.' 

S.rld numbar: 

-s.nalnumbar: 

- Pornt 

- 

ol allachmanl In aracrall- 

r oorwc t : _F29E-528€-- 

Typ. 0lor.r 

Eeuomatt chet? L/+ gt wnoml --------,Ql 

C@marl! Plx- atara.ny dattrlr ragrrdrnC tha dacs!.d t.qurpm.nt lhat ra.ald.nt lo thrr.apod 

-- 

Vlll. Doclgtim ef Accidcnl 

Quctlion individuals comcrncd such rs iumpmallcr' gcncr 

' 

' n.,ral,ve dcsrrPtron .i;-t';;;;;l; r"tb-io-i"ti"at. *t'et 

ir 

hemn. etc. Full des(rrptrm ol rrurdent ba*o m.att fxt: 

d' 

'i;T;;il-p";;;r'-6!,"i^ copict ol srfctv oflrccr': ttpo'ir' tr'c' 't 

avrilabfe' and atlach lo thrs rcPorl 

') o4/ltRalo l'eE+k aFP 7+T 

| 

*^/ *^/ ft-ftPPr't /+nu F 

3foo ftt fvt'e f/ eE V

Fourteen 

ustA rorM 30-l 

ilt. 

Eq u I pmrn of O.cxrd_N/A_ 

H.in dnqf: Xrnulaclurarl 

Modrl:'. 

Sarl.lFuhbcc 

Numb.r gl ludPl on 

O.l. ilc||d: 

By Whom: 

lhl. tp. qnopyl 

Condlll6 

datnN: 

Mtnvlelmt: 

Mod6l 

S-|d nuhbae 

TyF ot chgy r.ls 

Condlllm: 

- 

Manulaclglaf: 

Mo6.l: 

sarlal nmbar 

Condllid: - 

R.tffi qaopl: Manulaclwae 

Mod.lr - 

&rl.l numb.( 

0.1. p|ck.d: 

8t Whom: 

Pllotchut.?: 

Condltlon 

R.tafra conlalnd: Mtnulaclwr: 

Mod.lr - 

Sarhl n!mb.r: 

Condlllon: 

AuIofralk gpqq lll tom): MrnolEtur.r: 

Mod.l: -_- 

Eadrl nunbari 

CrllbItad br whm? ;-Wh.n?-Wh.n? 

Acllvrlrd?i 

lndr!m6lu 

Manunctunr; 

Modali - 

Sdld nuob.ri 

Condl llon: 

St.rio lJn.l Typ.r (pln, br..kcord. dlrFl bre) 

Tyf Frp latl.n.r: 

Polnl gl tlGhmmt In alrcrall- 

St.lrc llna tsl.l lyP. 

Pnaon.l qulpmanl: H.lm.l typa: 

- 

Eya prolacUon: 

EqurpmJtl Ct-t? 

By Whom? 

C@NnL Pl.u tlal. .r'' ddallr r.Oadlng tha dacs.d ! .Qulphant that lt raldanl lo lhla npori 

Vlll. Drcdgtim ol Accld.nt 

Quc:t 

rncd such 

-tt iumpdartcr, gcnarat oDsrycri, 

n.rrrt 

complct! jump to rncludc. what happcned, 

h"ppc 

m of ircid.nt bercd m rll fects obrsin.d. in 

copic! of refriy officcr'r rcportr, sfnriff's r 

--by.v. tvrilr 

i.?rcrt. 

F{b.urry 1976 

A comblnatlon of factors led to thli unlque fatal{ty: 

1. alrcrafE vas Ln cllmb aEtltude; 

2. mlnlmr power reducEton (sOp for eeven yeara for cltmblng pas'ea); 

3. helght and welghr of Juoper (6' and 145 pounde); 

4. large JurnpsutE; 

5. exceptlonally aggreselve exlt and hard sCudent arch. 

B.pdl Submltt.d: 

x.m -taMFS A t{CopFR 

&drag 

Tlll. or c 

Copld o

12 September 1980 Fifteen 

US|A tOll,t 1l-l F.brury 1970 

lll. Equlpm.nl ol D.c..r.d 

M.tn c.nopt: Mrnuhctu,.r: U*.t Z I fdg..rt 

numD.r: 1 o? 13 

Drr.e.ck.d: t. zL-9o 

"rnno*W._Hfiil'Jff:"" J- 

Hatnut: 

Condllronr 

Mrnul.ctur.ar --q{4 l,-*u .Mod.l: --.4-g- 

' Typ. ot c.nopt r.l. tq: -lAlZk9^' ' ' 

S.atat numbl 

c.,ndttl6t 

Mrnuhclw.r: --+aAt- - ,*t, - S.rlal numb..: 

Condillon 

Bata@ aanopl: 

0rl. prch.di 

By Whoo: 

Pllotchur.?: 

r^Mrt^^ 4r tH 

Raaafla contalng: 

M&.t ------2Y--A- S.rbl n!hb..: 

Condrtlon: 

Autom'ttcoPm'rlHwol;)ri:r^r\;:!::;rffi 

ffi kil::::; 

lntlrumaala: 

Actlrrr.d?l N 0 

Manlfrcllrar: NtNF Mod.l:-Safldnumbar: 

Condil loni 

Sl.l/c Uatal Typ.: (prn. bro.kcord, drrml b.g) 

, Typ. .n.p ta.l.n€r: S tv iP -'-

Sixteen L2 September 1980 

Us?A fOrM lGl 

F.b.u.ry t97O 

lll EqulFyrnt of E|.c..rd 

utnc.nef: M.nvt.ctur.r: DFFTFI { la Md.l. sttrFl'^ Stgtrllnumbal ithL 

Condrlron: OOO41 

R..d.anqt: v.nu(&tur..: P{^neer Modrt: 25 Iooo s.rtrt numb.rj 573634 

o.r.ilcrd +29+9-a"wno- 

-Ngrm noss 53158020R 

FrtOtchut.?: 

R6.fr. co^l.lnd: Mrnvlrclw.ri TYrfi SFerPt Modcl: 

Scdrl numbar: 

Condltlon: go^'l 

Aulom.ll9 opad lll wrnl: M.ûlEtuf a.: 

-- 

Mod.t: _ Sail.t numbal 

C.lrbralad by whom?t 

Whrn? _ 

Whar.? 

IntU!franlt: M.nut.d ur.rd 

EBt-4cI-- 

Mod.t i -AltfiL-A.tefrdtr numurr: rr n k - 

Condltlon: -- 

Sl.l,c lJn.: Tyr: {prn. bruk@rd, dlr-t b.gl 

Typa F.p l.at.n.r Polnl ol.ll!chmanl In rlrc..ft . 

St.llc lln. a$ial typ.: 

Prtonat 4ulpmqt: Hrlm.t ttga: r\rl I -mtarcya l F Footwc.r I mn I nn ahnaq 

EF D.otdi6; XmoF . Tyo. 

Equlgmnl chek? r'aa 

By WhM? Palbh HartIAn 

C@mtr PlrF rtat..nt dadb rrg{rdlng tha dcrtlld'a aqulpmnl lhat la ratdad to lhtt nFrL 

Vltl. Drrrlrtlo ol Atcldrat 

Quest md rwh.! iumPmatt€r, I 

n..r.r cmplctc im'P to includi it 

n.ppr m of incidcnt based m rl o' 

q/ v. iopi.t oi safcry officct'r ll 

rvrilrblc, .nd.ll.ch to ihit repori 

neceaseC uaa rldlng Jn back .c Alrcraft, ani was to follott 3 

nr.'lce atrrrlents o!rt, After they €xlted He askecl tha pllot fgr 

?50C ft. nhlch he got. He exltedr lrlthout glvlng anyr' coura€ 

correctlon, and lrnedlately went lnto a head down dlve. He trackcd 

l,rst psst the l-rlt, an.r tlrrne.r around at approx. 1,000 f t. and 

Etarted trscking tcruardg the plt, and remalnerl atable, head Coun 

and tracklnq untll lmf,€ct. There !,aa no apparlnt attempt to 

prll elther rlocorri. Mter lmpact, the body bounced approx. 35 ft, 

an.l lln.iea approx. 10 f!. foom tho peas. HIE R19ht Capewell cover 

vas oDen anrl both rlpcorda wer6 out of the pocket. Hls Helmet w6! 

'destroyel anC landed appro.:. 50 ft. beyond hte body. The lmproar:lon 

leFt by hls body on the orlqlnal polnt of lmpact, waa an elmoat 

nerFect ontllne of hla body, Bnd 1nd1c6t€C He was ln r delta Ircattlon 

Attached 6re gtatements of lrltnes6es, Sherrifg report. No corohero 

reDort avallable. 

Fort. Jump lnapectlon re'laaled that both rlpcords were easlly 

nultcd dnd thEt his gear tras functlonlng normally. 

R.po.l Submltttd:- . 

Er I ! rYaIIleG 

Nrh. 

r,rrr 

ha{t'g nu,Sa. ?O?1d. l-AAA 11< 6ê1 

latl. or cmn.cllon wlth lpon p.r.chutrng Ire.f Safeby ef -leef 6 : E; -rl2 

Copi6 ol thl. ?.pon w.r. tsnl lo:

L2 September 1980 

Seventeen 

us?A foRM lo-l F.bu..y 1976 

lll. EqulFn rn ol Orclrod Strato 

M.h qnop!: M.nurrctu..r: Paf aJI l tg yq6.1 C lOUd g.rt.t numb..: 

orr' p'ck'di 5 Aof ' 80- Bv whom: 144pq!- i^l$'r1""'"^"'H; "^ 'te 

Conoition: 

---_99I-Y-I9 

H..n...: 0Ie 

M.nut.cruf..: North Amer - yo6"1 -Qgndor s.rtd ncmb.: 

' Ttpa ol 

Condllld 

HalicoDtalnd: Mrnulaclural Mod6l 

Sadrl numba,: 

Condltion 

R.tmqnogf: Mrnulrctur.. uoort: -S-t-r-ong- - 

Drr. p.ck.d. 

a, wno. 

Prtorchul.?i -1J-NA.[.--!!- 

condrilonl Servi ceabla 

--X.Q-q-- 

Ratarya e@lalna,: Monulacturaa Moo.l - 

Saald numllr: 

Condrllon: 

Aulomallc opanar lll |'om): M.nui.cturar: 

Mod.l 

S.rld nlmbari 

Cdibrrl.d bt whom? :-Whan?-Wh.r.? 

Acilvalad? 

lnslru6adla M.nutrclur.r SSF 

661q1q;q6. Sarv i oeab] e 

voer: - l].L---ILlsr.t.J numb..i 

Sl!l/o Lln.i Typ.: (pln, b.astcord, dlr.ct b.C) 

Typa anrp laaton.r 

- 

Polnt ol rltrchmdt in arrcrrfl- 

Stalic lina atsral lypa 

P...on.l .{rulpm.nt:116166t lypr: MOtOtCYCIe 

€y. pror.crion: Saf e tv goggle s 

Equlpm.nlaheh? LJnknown 

Bywhom? 

Foot*rrr: 

1tt t,.r, 

""'-Tfr"''tat"E5sgd''fl!so"igillpttm$wu'94',it$1i6"1.,11'"tryiip3tner or tho 

gave the deceased a thorough briefing on the equipment, which 

cluded practice In deployment and breakaway procedures. The 

did not have hls own equipment and wgs relylng on being able 

borrow cquJ.poent'ln order to jump. r 

Vlll. Docrlplim cl Accidort 

rncd ';;;;r"i; such rs iumpmaster, 

r"miio',"ct"dd: 

e quiprnent 

Lnde 

c€ ae 

it 

o1, 

oioi i"iiii"r'u.r.a 

copies oI safety ofliccr'r ""..t 

5 rcmrl. 

The jump was pli\nned as a 8-way round foimatlon. tha deceassd exited 

the aircraft at l25OO ' and attempt8d to do Ri{ with tho rest of the 

group. He was observed by several jumpcrs ln the alr but he did 

not enter the formatlon, There were no reports of any unusuaf 

occurancss durl,ng the jump. After the formatlon broke, the deceased 

was obseryed by rellable, experiencad jurupera on the ground to be 

tumbling until an altitude of approxioately J.J0-200', at v{hlch 

tlne ha got stable and deployed the reeerve canopy. I@pact occurred 

at the completlon of llne stretch. The rnain parachuto contalnor 

opened on lmpact, breaklng the Iocklng loop whlch noroafly hoLdi 

the contalner cl,oeed. 

Frpod Submlttrd: 

Nama 

Mdroaa

F'i nhropn 

!rYN 

12 SePtember I9B0 

@ 

I\laIn: North Anerlcan Para-Foil 

canopy diameter; 252t Standard (free packed) 

t'lodif ications: none 

Date packed: 9 FEB 80 

Packed by: Ovrner (Deceased wae unfamlLlar wlth Foll Deployment 

sys tem) 

Type riser releases: 3 ring clrcus, elngIe polnt release 

Nunber of junps with type of canopy: None $ith t}le FolI (25 Jujnps) 

-@ 

Reserve, 

Type: CONDOR II Piggyback 

Canopy dlarneter: 26 footr IO-PO conlcal wlth 'Tn nodlficatl,on 

(Security). 

FAA rigger Packed: Yes- 

Dat€: I8 NOV 79 

Ins truments : 

Type panel.: v€lcro rrrlst mouthr Ieft yrlst 

Type altimeter: Altimaster II 

S top watch : None 

Automatj,c Opener uied: None 

Statlc Line: N/A 

Equlpment check prior to boardlng A/C; Yeal by owner of equlpment 

9. Descrlption .of Accldent 

Factual Discription: 

Subject made door exLt from Dornler DO-27 alid ttro turnB and 

stabled out. She then cornnenced a serieg of tulns wlth two 

observed back loops. She appeared to be ln control at thls 

15 - 20 minut€s wlLh no resDonse.

L2 September I980 

Nineteen 

' 

, Opinlon 

At- puII tine I believe the subJett either grabbed the hand deploy 

pilot chuLe handle anal at.Lempted to puII forrrard or up locklng 

the hand deploy pllot chute !n the belly pouch, or ehe grabbod 

Fhe hand deploy pllot chute handle without.looklng and 

inadvertantly grabbed part of her junpsult..or harnese. She mlght 

also have grabbed both. The front loop obeerved at 1000-1500, 

ft could be when the subject gaw how lov she wag and grabbed 

the orange colored sln9le polnt release handle rrlthout looklng or 

thinklng it was the reserve handle, She looked as 1f ghe made a 

two handed pul1 due to the velcro resistance whlch pulled her 

lnto the front loop. l{hen she Etabled out I think ahe t}rought the 

reserve failed to deploy and she then went back to lhe Hand 

deploy whlch she deployed successfully or she had enough of lt 

out that it was drug out by the wind blast. If sho dld actlvato 

the hand deploy at that altltude I tilnk ahe eould have released 

the 3 ring handle and the location of the handle down ulnd of tl.e 

impact polnt would supporC this possiblltty. 

I. Encourage manufactures to neke a deslgn change to all hand 

deploy pockets to allow extrae'trr' of tie pllot chute ln a 

fonrard puII, antl ln the event of a pocket Iock sltuatlon, allov 

tie pouch to busi, open, perhaps through the use of velcro. Irve 

seen reports of other fatalllies attributed to thlB problem. 

Irve also witheiesed totabcaused by a pouch lock thal would have 

never happened if the pouch could break open. If the manufacturea 

deem it too expenslve to lncorporated such a change tnto thetr 

systems, then at least get.them to present It to the 

publlc Jurnptng 

so it can be done on an J4dj,vidual baels legal]y. 

2. A working AOD wou.ld have prevented thls faCattty. The prlce 

availab]eAOD's effectively keeps them out of the nande ana off 

the rigs of people like t}te deceased; the developtng sport parachutist, 

at a time when they need It t}le mosh (i,e. beginnlng RW, jumping 

lew gear, long perlods of inactivity etc). Hov can a manufacturer 

jusCify selling an AOD unlt for twj.ce lrhat it corito to produce? 

[The benefits of a capltallst society)? perhaps-the USPA safety 

and tralning coNnlttee should take a hard look at the countrleg 

that require AODrs on aII Jumps, Couldn't USPA use its lobbylng 

Powers to produce an affordable unit (I00 dollare) that USPA 

would endorse, I have 96? jumps made over a.perlod of 17 years. 

I i'ntend to lncorporate an AOD on my systeF as soon aa I can 

get the money. 

, A 

//s// 

\bU4 U** 

DAVrD A. ORcurT 

D 2229/USPA r-EO

Twent 

12 September I9B0 

usPA roRM l0.t 

lll -' --Eq'ulpmcnl ol Dera.cd 

M',nc'noot: Mrnlrlcrvf.f: 

-.yzy* 

0!ls p 

Condll 

u.o(4r'/1]*t^r 

nu-u"r, 

- 

F!b(u!ry'1978 

2 

- 

Aatna crnopy: 

Aotarya conlainat: 

Typo o 

Cond rl lon 

Mrnulaclurar 

Co nd ll lon 

Mrnullcl!rat 

0rl. packd: 

Pilotchul.?: 

:lrnulrclu.af 

Cond ilr on 

yo\ 

''#/-t:!;#- 

Modet )tl]! 

- Cotdtton:--.Zi?!! 

u oo a 

4V- 

s..r.r n umb.rl 

Vlll 

Comnanlr Plcr!. !trl. !ny drl.lls r.grrding lh€ d.coa!.d atquipmonl thal i! rald!nl lo lhi! rapod 

Ca/)oc.,< A ^ -1,"* 

Cq-zto// 4r"e*tJ 

. sl i, 

,v1t .) nit< /l tt c lr d d. . e.L -r-J 

^ 

tlJ 

/rv/o (y'rrc'c '/ 

Q )tv 

/// 

Docrlctlol ol Accldrnt 

Quettion individualr cwcrncd such as jumpmaster, general obserucrs, pilot, tralnin! officcr. Wrlte a 

narratrvc de{ription of the complete jump to include what happened, how did it hJppen, why did it 

haPp€^, elc Full dcscription ot incidenl based on all facts obtained. Include or attach siatimenis made 

by veriou: parties. Obi.in copies of salcty oflicer'r reports, sheriff's report, coroner's reports, etc, if 

available, and attach to thir repori. 

Ju,r, p c. ,. 4 ro X.- cx.-t ct f J'7a - c.t' 3 (h ' 

7>a.t'"J 1- cJr,-'.nfc:.1/ - c)/Aer- T^ntrpet- 

PelA d+d/he'' 

Jttna pe' >- cn u' dup- Ca'n o t2,z rect eveJ 

7 Aetf Jd'te,/ /*V/o*f 3 hau-x!. 

$r*,n , J 

;z 

7. F, 

*'.

12 Septenber 1980 Twenty One 

usf^ fQ{M r0-l Fokurry 1\ 

Equlpm€nt ol OecoEssd 

Matn canoqY: 

Aesatvacanogy: 

Sldtc Ling; 

Manulaclutrr 

Para-Innovators Mod.r. !|g]et 23' sc.rrnumb.. 791653-l'l 

Darop3cked: July l3.l9B0 Bywhom, : 

ro s s co oner-torsJ- 

itlLiil".'.'^ff1"^ ,,"u 

condr I ron r 

--3QQd-Lhid--c 

Manutacrur.f: Ll.tLEIlle 

Mod.ti 

s.r.t numb.r: 5n0l q 

Typ€ ot c.nopy r€t€rt",,- R3ll-- 

Condrlron 90Q-q 

Manutactur€r: L l te F l i te Mod.t; SSI-BaCgf- S.1.t nuflb.r R09t 9--_ 

Cono'rron: 

Menulrcluroa -$QoO 

- 

oaro pacrsd: 6-25-80 

By whom: tlarofi-lechman-----,-- 

Prlotchulo?: 

Conortronr -$ood- 

yq6.1. 2:1r Trl -lnILS..rat numb..: _58487&--- 

Ros.tvacontatnat: Manutacrur€r: Ilte-l-Ltte-voo"r (poplopj-s€nrr numbcr 50919---- 

Cono'tron --0-0of, 

Aulomalrc oDanct lil worn) Manulaclu/€r: 

Catrb..l6d Dy whom?i-Wh.n?-Wh.ta? 

Condrlron 

Typc: {pin. breakcord, ditecl Dag) 

Type !nap la5l€no. 

Modall 

Mod.l: 

- 

Sorrrl numbar: -- 

Statrc lrna assral lyf i 

Pattonal oeuqmenl: H€lmel tyPa soft ' ' 

H€tmet tvDa SOtt - Footw..,l 

Ey€ p.orocr,oni -Kf0op-j0ggl e c rvpo Typ! 9ro" 9lov.! 

Equipm.nt choct? 

By whod? l l l ns 

Commarlt PI6ata alalg any dolatls Iagatdrng thr dacsa5ad t cqulpmanl lhal --Dale-Co 

11 taldlnl lo lh'a r.Pon 

-YeS 

S.rid numb..: -JC+Cadab]1e- 

Pornl ol rtlachm6nl ln aracralt 

Power plate for Sentlnel l'lK-2000 was lnstal led on reserve container 

conplet€ wlth charge, but dctlvating box Has not used and not attached 

to equlpmnt. 

Wll. De:cription of Accide nl 

Que5t ined such as 1umr. ,, generar ooie,ycas, a 

narrat complete iump to Include: what happened, tt 

l .pp. on of incident based on all tacts obt.ined. 'n dc 

by va copres of safety offrcer's reports, sherrtf,: , i 

availa 

S report. 

- 

l?:a:l:p,lnspection of the gear showed the maln container locking pln 

na0 put ted down lnto the gromrEt on one side and vJas bent. Only 1lgi, 

was left to clear the gronnet, but the direct.ion of pull torle'prbOaUly 

Iocked the pln tlghter-as rnore force was applled. 

attached coroners report 

.See 

Trll. ot cOnn.clron wrlh !Potl Pal 

Coprar ol rhrs r€9orl w.r. tonl to

TwentY Two 

12 septenber t9g0 

Canadian Sport Parachuring nssociation 

Association Canadienrre du Parachutisnre Soortif 

XATIONAL SPOFI ANO RECREATION CENTRE 

I|;} ftd Foro Orrwr, Onrro c.od. xrr 589 t6l3) ,a9-0152/t.0o060 l.hr 053 3660 

Date of acciden!: JuIy I2, I980 

Time of accident: 22:00 hrs (Eunset e 

Equipment: Main --Strato-CIoud 

Reserve --Strong Lopo 

Contriner --Wonderhog type 

Cause of Death: Impact 

2I:59) 

FooEvear: AdidaE 

coggles: dark green 

(classon AIPha 0l) 

Events: Deceased exited the aircraft at 9500r on the first 

pass over the Dz with a second jumper following a few seconds 

behind. As observed from the A/C and as confirmed by ground 

witnesses, only one canopy opened, Deceased vas not observed 

either from the gr.gund or the A,/C during the latter portlon 

of lhe freefaI.I .descent.. 

A search was drganized eith the body being discovered tuo hours 

Iater at a potnt about 500 netres south of the exlt point, 

(delay in location of body rras due to fail.!n9 1i9ht,) 

i. 

Post Accident Investlgation: Itain pilof'chute, cutavay 

handle and reserve ripcorC handle rere all in P),ace on the 

harness. Left sLdg 'Yes" release vas activated (probably 

on impact). Reser{e ripcord pins stilI in place, seal inEact. 

THo altimeters vere Horn, a Northstar on belly mount. an 

ALtimaster II in sleeve pocket. ' 

Background: Deceased had experienced tuo previous unusual 

situations (junp l?, r lI2)..: In' the first case, a first 

freefall Junp, a streamer vas experienced wlth ProPer Procedures 

being folIoued, The second case involved uslng a 

stopwacch as the insirumeng for a 15 sec. delay while ln a 

tj.ght frog position and vearing an AoD, He exPerienced 

simrrltaneous deployment of the main and reserve. He cutaway 

the main, Ianding under the reserve wlth no further 

inc ident. 

conclusions: Positioning of all handles uould indicate a 

"no attempt to pu]I" sltuaLion, Dark 9o99Ies in combination 

with lorr Iight level vould have contrlbuted to a Poor height 

perception with no horizon visibl.e. Log book indicates that 

previous 20 jumps ranged from 0 sec. to {5 sec. delay in a 

random pdttern, inhibiting the develoPment of a reliable 

time sense, Coroner's autopsy may provide further information. 

A[ilrata SFrtr Faoatilron Ot Canao. Rotal Canao'an Flt,ng CtuDt Atlocrrtron . Faoaralion AatonaullQua Inla,nalronsla

12 Septanber t9B0 Twenty Three 

Canadian Sport Parachuting nssociarion 

Association Canadienne du Parachutisme Sporti{ 

NATIONAL SPONT ANO AECREATION CENTNE 

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FATAI ACCIDENT REPORT 

Vivian Sort!n 

St La$bert, Quebec 

Two person Rw fron 5500' at St 

Date: August 23, 1980 

Ti:ne of Accidentr L5:15 EDT 

Equipment: 

l'lain--------Strato Star 

Reserve----24 | T-1,0 

Container---Niagara six Pack 

CONFIDENTIAI, 

Age: 20 

Experience: 90 junp6 (Approxfunatel 

Time in sport: 2 years 

Thomas Joliette, Quebec 

Cause of Death: ImPact 

/,F Jqsjvl 

Events: Exit aircraft at 5500t:Jor juipiirlto. eamp ground adJacent to 

the Drop zone. Performed+book+P-si-t},atla-;ior junper ' Break-of f 

was normal with actirraticu-at!4000..!; ---a,}'-gJlock occurred during 

SgonsFcdoratronOlCan.da.RoyalC6nadrrnFlyrngClubEA!locralron'FadatalronAeronrulrqu€lnl€rn.lron.le

Twent Four 12 Se tember r980 

tASSOCIATES, lNC. 

2509 Rlvlera Clrcle 

Forl Smlth, Arkansas 72903, USA 

Telephone 501 -452-3987 

D. J. ASSOCIATES NA}TES NEW 

SAJ,ES REPRESENTATIVE 

D. J. Associates, Inc., of Fort 

Smith, Arkansas, has announced 

the appolntrlent of Mlchael P. Beck 

as a new eales repressntatlve for 

the corporatlon. 

D. J,, a technlcal narketlng 

coinpany, Is a supplier to the / 

parachute, induatrial aafety, 

tack and spoltj,ng goods lndustrles, 

with ailditional capabilitles In 

advertising and coneulting servicea. 

The addltion of M!. Beck wiII 

enable the company to lncrease 

personal contact wlch lts cuscomers. 

fil 

'i;:i 

I 

I.IICHAEL P. BECK 

SMNLL QUANTJTY SPEC/ALJSTS 

Forglng., lo. Prrrchutat I Srl.lt Equlpmrnl: H.rdw.r., AN, tfS, NAF, NAS, AF, Ordnrnct & Commtrclrl 

Crrgo R.rtrrlnl Compon.nl.; Wrbblngr, ti3ii;jii.l.a,.t*p; S.dlc.., AdYrnltlns rnd Contulllns

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