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Equlpmcnt of Occcarcd Mrincanopy: Mlnuredurer: -p-iqftgg-MIg:- ttoa"r, P-'C-:- Mk lsrrtet number: ?31551 Htrnatt: Main co.taainer: Ratarya ctnoqy: olreorcred: 1;1-:-91- Bywhom aeceaseflllf;'"""'"'."ff;"^ 15. Condllion: Mtnulrclur6.: -gOqq Typ. I Ypa ol or crnop condihon ;;;;;;,,, good :-':"",',",::"''' tF;f, i.li".., Menultclur!r -11.. --. srfr i#rm -r!ILe'a!.nL M ooc I i!l numbrr: Ra30NC COnlaino, Condlllon: Aulomrllc oponet lil worn): Manulacturrt Calibrtl€d by whom? activatcdt nO' lndrumanls: M.nu,.crur..: -EgfiCg--- Slrlic Lln.: Parsonal cQuipmcn? Equlpmcnl ahrck? Vlll. Drrcdptlon of Aceldral Condillon: Typa: (pin. Typr rnep Slrlic llna aa!isl Hllmal typei Eyc prot.ciion: Kfoo yes Model: deceased ,4n"n2 - S!riel number: 11y6",.r oD the qround. Mod.r: Bl4-gll!!9-t€Iir nu-r",ns-t--gve.ifeb.Ie By Whom? Comacnat Plaas 3lala any datril3 rcgerdlng tha drceased s rqulpmlnt thrl i! rcldrnl to lhi! reoorl- Equlpnent was in good serviceabLe condltlon. 5if5'il3ui"i"'3iti5"':rilf;if;'3x1,1"F""'F;;"1*L';f,H'" ( landing. Qucrtion individurls concerned such as iumpmast€r, general obscwers, pilot, treinrng officrr. Writo e n.rr.tiv! dcscriptron of thr complete iump to includc: what happencd, hen'v did it h.ppch, why did it happcn, ctc. Full dcrcripiion ol incident based on all tacts obiaincd Includc or attach stetcmentr medc by vrrious p..tias. Oblain copies of safcty officer': rcports, shrriff's raport. coronar'3 ?cporti, clc., it eveileblc, and rttech lo thit rcport. The Jump went as plalned, and was broken at 4000 feet to a-tlow addltlona-I tioe to separate the jumpers. Upon ooenlng hls mEln canopy, deeeased experienced twieted and tangled(assuned) suspenslon Iines. He elected to jetison (cutaway uslng canopy releaaes) the maln parachute. Thls was euccessful).y done and he deployed his resdrve cenopy. He was under the reserve at approx. 2000 feet. The rceerve wesr steerabl-e and he steered toward the Airport grounds. Wlth the wind at 7-9 mph. he was backing up with the canopy faclng lnto the wind( as lt should be to provide the best landing condltlons.) He landed on the approach end of runway l1 a concrete rr.nway, and fell backward. His canopy did not deflate and he was dragged approx. 11O feet up ihe runway. Another pereon came to his aid and defLated the caropy. Deeeased was then found to be unconclous but breathlng and wlth a strong pulse,An ambulance was lmrnedlately sunmonded and arlved wlthln 8 mLnutes of notlfleatlon.. DeceaEed was taken to the em€rg€ncy roon of Mernorial Hosp., glven treatrnent and thon transferred tc in order to perfozrn a CAT scan to detenn:.ne the extent of head lnJuries. There were no externa,l injuries except for a small scratch on one hand. Neurologlst Dr. , exannlned the results of the scan, and found a separatlon of the skull plates on one side and a fracture on the back of the skull There was not' however, any evidence of any damage to the braln. At that tiue the doctors could flnd only a small annount of braln actlvity. ?hey could detemlne no reason for the lack of actlvlty. was moved to the Intenslve Care Unit so that his condltion could be constantly monotored. Hls condition remained unchanged throughout the nlght. He died at approximately 11rJ0 AM, L-z-B), r)
Xl. Rrcommendetlons What P.evanliv€ malgure! could have be6n laken tO hava prevenled tht3 accidentt Whal Can lh€ tocal peodte. USpA or FM do tO plev€nt lutUr! inatdant! ol this natU16? Continued stress on the avoiciance of hazards upon Ialding. This should include landing surfaces as a potential_ hazard, Efforts to sieer clear of such hazarCs should be made an ongoing part of novice triinlng,
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