Summary
At approximately 1433 hours EST on 15 August, 1971, a parachutist was fatally injured
by impact with the ground following a static line descent near Camden, New South Wales.
The parachutist, was making his eighth parachute descent.
As a result of static line release the pilot chute deployed and the bag was drawn from
the pack, but after partial extension of the rigging lines the deployment sequence ceased.
When the parachutist's equipment was subsequently inspected the main parachute, except
for a small portion, was still contained in its bag and the reserve parachute ripcord had not been
operated.
