GENERAL INFORMATION
Data Source |
ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT DATABASE |
Report Number |
20100617034999I |
Local Date |
17-JUN-10 |
City |
ACAMPO |
State |
CA |
Event Type |
INCIDENT |
Mid Air Collision |
NOT A MIDAIR |
AIRCRAFT INFORMATION
Aircraft Damage |
NONE |
Aircraft Make |
DE HAVILLAND |
Aircraft Model |
DHC6 |
Aircraft Series |
100 |
Type of Operation |
PARACHUTE JUMPING |
Registration Nbr |
73WD |
Total Aboard |
0 |
Fatalities |
1 |
Injuries |
0 |
Engine Make |
P&W |
Engine Model |
PT6SER TP |
Environmental/Operations Info
Pilot In Command
Flight Time Total Hours |
0 |
Total in Make/Model |
0 |
Total in Last 90 days |
0 |
Event Remarks
DECEASED PARACHUTIST NAME: LIEVE M. DEMEYER, AGE: 25, SEX FEMALE. EXPERIENCED PARACHUTIST. NUMBER OF PARACHUTE JUMPS: IN EXCESS OF 500+.EQUIPMENT TYPE: SINGLE HARNESS-DUAL PARACHUTE SYSTEM. MANUFACTURED BY- SUN PATH PRODUCTS, INC., MODEL NUMBER TJNK "JAVELIN ODYSSEY" HARNESS /CONTAINER SYSTEM. RESERVE PARACHUTE MANUFACTURED BY- PERFORMANCE DESIGNS, INC., MODEL NUMBER PD126R. PARACHUTE SYSTEM FAA CERTIFIED TSO-C23D. LAST REQUIRED FAA RESERVE PARACHUTE REPACK WAS DOCUMENTED ON 3/5/10. FAA NARRATIVE:ON 6/17/10 BETWEEN 9:30 TO 10:00 AM A SKYDIVER /PARACHUTIST WHILE JUMPING SOLO EXITED AN AIRCRAFT FROM 13,000 FEET AGL. DURING HER FREEFALL DESCENT, SHE BECAME SEPERATED FROM HER PARACHUTE EQUIPMENT. HER PARACHUTE WAS NEVER DEPLOYED. SHE SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES FROM HER IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.
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