Incident Overview
Date: Monday 9 July 2012
Aircraft Type: Cessna 208 Caravan I
Owner/operator: LBK Loca?o de Aeronaves Ltda
Registration Number: PT-OQR
Location: National Center of Skydiving of Boituva, SP –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Minor
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Component Affected: Cessna 208 aircraftCessna 208 aircraft
Investigating Agency: CENIPACENIPA
Category: Accident
A Cessna 208 aircraft collided with three skydivers following the release of skydivers at the National Center of Skydiving Boituva, Brazil. The plane initiated a dive after the skydivers’ launches, resulting in a collision and the death of one skydiver and serious injuries to two others. The aircraft landed safely with minimal damage to the left wing. A search by municipal police uncovered stolen video equipment, which was subsequently recovered and used in investigations.A Cessna 208 aircraft collided with three skydivers following the release of skydivers at the National Center of Skydiving Boituva, Brazil. The plane initiated a dive after the skydivers’ launches, resulting in a collision and the death of one skydiver and serious injuries to two others. The aircraft landed safely with minimal damage to the left wing. A search by municipal police uncovered stolen video equipment, which was subsequently recovered and used in investigations.
Description
The Cessna 208 collided with three skydivers after the launches at the National Center of Skydiving Boituva, Brazil. The plane began a dive after the release of skydivers and soon after coming to hit the three skydivers. A skydiver died and two others had serious injuries during the collision. The aircraft landed safely with minimal damage to the left wing. The video equipment was stolen during a search by a person of the municipal guard, was recovered many days after by police and assist in investigations. Alex Adelman(33), who died during skydive jump was instructor and director of the School of Skydiving Out ??Law.
Source of Information
http://kathrynaviationnews.com/?p=71193, http://web.archive.org/web/20120725131622/http://news.ninemsn.com.au:80/article.aspx?id=8504208http://kathrynaviationnews.com/?p=71193, http://web.archive.org/web/20120725131622/http://news.ninemsn.com.au:80/article.aspx?id=8504208Primary Cause
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