Sometimes you're just unlucky

[hoosier]

April 24, 2005
DELAND
Skydiver Dies After Being Hit by Plane

A skydiving cinematographer and an airplane collided Saturday as both descended over a Central Florida airport, officials said.
Albert "Gus" Wing III of Longwood had jumped from the DHC-6 Twin Otter propeller plane during a jump organized by Skydive DeLand, said Cmdr. Randel Henderson of the DeLand Police Department.
According to a witness on the ground, Wing had deployed his parachute when he struck the left wing of the plane at about 600 feet, Henderson said.
Both of Wing's legs were severed at the knees, but he managed to maneuver his parachute and land near the airport, Henderson said. Wing was airlifted to a hospital, where he later died, Henderson said.
The plane landed safely with some damage to its left wing, Henderson said.
Fourteen other parachute jumpers were in the air at the time of the accident, said Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Holly Baker. She said the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the collision.

[NinjaPoodle]

Poor guy.

[lifesaver]

Here's an idea:

Dont skydive right around an airport. Fall out of the plane somewhere else so you dont run the chance of winding up falling through a busy-ass place with planes buzzing around and taking off and landing all the time.

Just a thought.

[thetalady]

Originally posted by lifesaver
Here's an idea:

Dont skydive right around an airport. Fall out of the plane somewhere else so you dont run the chance of winding up falling through a busy-ass place with planes buzzing around and taking off and landing all the time.

Just a thought.

Although it was hard to tell from the article posted, the airport had nothing to do with this accident. The skydiver crashed into the perfectly good airplane that he JUMPED OUT OF.

Here is a better version of the story:
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7616142/

Fla. skydiver strikes plane, dies of injuries
Cinematographer’s legs severed, but he managed to land

The Associated Press

Updated: 10:54 p.m. ET April 24, 2005

DELAND, Fla. - A skydiving cinematographer was killed after his legs were severed in a midair collision with the airplane he had jumped from, authorities said.

Albert “Gus” Wing III had already deployed his parachute Saturday when he struck the left wing of the DHC-6 Twin Otter propeller plane at about 600 feet, a witness on the ground told police.

Both of Wing’s legs were severed at the knees, but he managed to maneuver his parachute and land near the DeLand Airport, about 40 miles north of Orlando, DeLand Police Cmdr. Randel Henderson said.

He was airlifted to a hospital, where he later died, Henderson said.

Fourteen other skydivers were in the air at the time of the accident, Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Holly Baker said. The plane landed safely.

The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board were investigating.

Authorities said they were not certain whether Wing had been filming at the time of the accident and no camera was found.

Wing owned a production company, Flying Wings Production, according to the Web site of the company that organized Saturday’s jump, Skydive DeLand.