Parachute lquiruent Industry lssnciatinn
Parachute lquiruent Industry lssnciatinn
Parachute lquiruent Industry lssnciatinn
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USP{FORM 30-I February 1976<br />
lll<br />
Equlpmcnt of Deccased<br />
Main canopy: Manulacturor: _PtoICpf<br />
Harness:<br />
Main con?ainet:<br />
Reserve canopy<br />
-<br />
Mooet -PC<br />
lIk-L.-- seriat number ,-7-1072O-<br />
Cent"--'r<br />
r0<br />
-<br />
Daro packed -5-sspt-gr - ay wr,om s-tar-! - ii,1ffi:""tJil?::l<br />
condition: _[xceIlcq!<br />
Manufactursr: -Eq!-qv-AllalJ€-- Modat: !:l?-- ---- senat number uot -ava-iL;r}.rlc.<br />
Type ol canopy relsases:<br />
Condition: i=o-o-d -R:l----<br />
Manulactufer: Not -aUaiJab-La- Modet: _3-'12 ---- Seriat number: .iioL .w.aiLairls<br />
condition: Good<br />
- -<br />
Manutacturer: 4Lt-s==.--.--_- Modet: 2Lt Cbest seriat number:50525.<br />
oaroplcked: rt Ju\y ur Bywhom:u-:--!gl!r-Isl-105QlB)]y-I['l'<br />
Pilolchutc?: Conditlon: Good -l.A:I<br />
-----<br />
Modrl: 2Lr CheEL_ Scriat number: lL)L avai'lrl.l a_<br />
Resen. contalner.. Msnutacturar. I'tills<br />
conditlon: Oood<br />
Aulome?ic op€ner (il wom): Manutaclurer:<br />
Model:<br />
Serial numbsr: ---- ----<br />
Calibrated bv whom? -<br />
Wh6n?<br />
-- ---- Where? -<br />
Actlveled?<br />
-<br />
tnslrumenlt. Manulacture.: - JgE- Modet: --- -l-l!-IL<br />
Seriat number nQnq<br />
@ndition: -----)lqYr --<br />
Stalic Lln.:<br />
Type: (pin. brcakcord, direcl bag)<br />
Type snap laltancr:<br />
-- --- - - -- Poinl ot atlachmenl in rircralt:<br />
Statlc line sssisl typ€: -----<br />
:<br />
-,- -<br />
-- -- ,- - -<br />
Pcrconet equipment: Helmet type:-JoJqr.c-y9-Ie---.--- - Footwear jjl-ilrry<br />
Ey6 protection: l.Lo.4e------ Typ€ gtoves:-- -<br />
- - -<br />
Equipmentchek? .Ie$--<br />
Bywhom? Rqtr-J9letlan*-uslA JLj.5:J f l<br />
Commcnas. Please state any dsteils roga?dlnO tho deceasod's aquipm€nt thal is relflanl lo lhis report<br />
The deceased made no observable att,ernpt to act.ivate his main p:rrat:hut,e.<br />
State police on th6 scene pulled the nain ripcord and reporbed it to be<br />
not difflcult. Thc reserve rJ-pcord rvas in the deceasedt s handr but h:id not<br />
'.c1eared the rlpcord pocltet. Hoyyever, the reserve parachute was outs'Lretched<br />
frorn the body suggesting that resenro deployrnent had just bog,rrn at the tj-ne<br />
..ol.Lnpact.<br />
li Dcrcriprion of Accidcnt<br />
The deceasedrs Julnpmaster reported hi-n to bc calm during tire ride to<br />
altitude and as giving no externaL signs of arixiety. He erited the aircraft<br />
promptly and on queue and feII stab.le for about fi-ve seconds after which he<br />
began a, clockrise spin ard rernalned in a spin until impact. Ob:;ervers orr<br />
the ground watched the spin until the deceased fe]I below the treeline<br />
on the horizon.<br />
xt.<br />
Recommandallons<br />
What prcvontive measures could have b€?n lakan lo hav6 prevented lhis accidontt What can the local peopls, USPA or FAA do lo<br />
provenl tuturo incidents ol lhis nature?<br />
As fnstructors, rve tend to spend rnore t'i,ne wlth those individuals w!'ro<br />
are having stabllity problems than with those who are noti IVe ernphasise<br />
stabi.IltS' on pull almost to the poirrt where it sounds like an unbreakabl-e lan.<br />
Students should be able to rnake mistakes and srrrvive. In this sitrration,<br />
the l:'ck of an automatic opening device dld not contribute to f)on Ragsrlaler s<br />
death, but iJ srtch a devi-ce had been rr,:-rl *hie rn,'inonr 1;1i1r111 have lt,len<br />
prevented.
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