One giant leap...

[MetroSheriff]

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** Report created 3/30/2004 Record 2 **
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 262V Make/Model: A74N Description: BOEING STEARMAN PT17
Date: 03/29/2004 Time: 0043

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: None

LOCATION
City: SAN DIEGO State: CA Country: US

DESCRIPTION
ACFT ON APPROACH TO GILLESPIE FIELD RUNWAY 27L, THE PASSENGER JUMPED OUT OF
THE ACFT FATALLY INJURING HIMSELF, NO ACFT DAMAGE, NO GROUND INJURIES,
OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN, SAN DIEGO, CA

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 1
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 1 Fat: 1 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

WEATHER: UNK



OTHER DATA
Activity: Pleasure Phase: Approach Operation: General Aviation

Departed: SAN DIEGO, CA Dep Date: Dep. Time:
Destination: SAN DIEGO, CA Flt Plan: UNK Wx Briefing: U
Last Radio Cont: UNK
Last Clearance: UNK

FAA FSDO: SAN DIEGO, CA (WP09) Entry date: 03/30/2004

 

[bart]

It wasn't the leap that killed 'em, it was the sudden stop...

 

[RightPedal]

I guess if I were going to commit suicide, this would be an acceptable method.
But on the other hand, most of the stearman's I flew, there could have been a rattlesnake on board. That being the case. He was outside before remembering; We're flying today.

All fun aside. My prayers go out to those love one's he left behind to deal with this.