GENERAL INFORMATION
| Data Source |
ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT DATABASE |
| Report Number |
19991029032649I |
| Local Date |
29-OCT-99 |
| City |
LODI |
| State |
CA |
| Event Type |
INCIDENT |
| Mid Air Collision |
NOT A MIDAIR |
AIRCRAFT INFORMATION
| Primary Flight Type |
OTHER |
| Secondary Flight Type |
SKY DIVING FREE FALL |
| Type of Operation |
PARACHUTE JUMPING |
| Registration Nbr |
UNKNO |
| Total Aboard |
0 |
| Fatalities |
0 |
| Injuries |
0 |
Environmental/Operations Info
| Primary Flight Conditions |
UNKNOWN |
| Secondary Flight Conditions |
WEATHER NOT A FACTOR |
| Flight Plan Filed |
UNKNOWN |
Pilot In Command
Event Remarks
(-5) PARACHUTE JUMER MR. JAMES FULLERTON, HAD LOGGED 255 JUMPS USING HIS OWN EQUIPMENT PD-230 RAVEN II MPGON8-93, HIS LAS JUMP WAS FROM 13,000 FEET AT THE LODI AIRPORT, CALIFORNIA. HIS MAIN PARACHUTE WAS NOT DEPLOYED AND THE RESERVE HAD AN AUTO OPEN DEVICE TURNED IN THE MANUAL OFF POSITION AND NOT DEPLOYED. THE LAST REPACK ON THE RESERVE WAS 03-13-1999 BY PRECISION AERODYNAMICS. JUMP 255 WAS COMPLETED THE MORNING OF 10-19-1999, DEATH OCCURRED ON JUMP 256 THAT AFTERNOON 1330 HOURS ON 10-19-1999, DUE TO EXTENSIVE FRACTURES OF THE SKULL. USAF SPECIAL AGENT KRIS SHAMLOO, MCCLELLAN AFB, CA TOOK OVER THE INVESTIGATION ON 11-02-1999 FROM THE FAA. AGENT SHAMLOO TOOK CUSTODY OF ALL ITEMS WHICH INSPECTOR POLLARD SIGNED OVER TO HIM. THE USAF AGREED TO SEND A COPY OF THERE INVESTIGATION TO THE OAK/FSDO UPON COMPLETION.
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