As most of you know I am a skydiver and I just heard about an accident that happened Sunday night up in Washington (where I am from). All 10 people aboard the plane died. Please keep the families in your prayers. I wanted to let you know that this was not a normal jump run. The plane was on it's way back from Idaho to Washington from a boogie (a huge festival for skydivers). The jumpers in the plane were not prepared to jump out (didn't have any of their gear on). Skydiving is a safe sport and this is not really related to the sport at all. I personally did not know anyone on board but some of my fellow jumpers in Spokane did. Thanks
Blue Skies Guys!
Josh
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For those who are not reading the article, they think the plane had icing problems. The plane that they were in was a stretched Cessna Caravan. They are prone to having icing problems. According to the weather it was 20-30 degrees at alt. and cloudy. This would cause icing. That would explain why the plane went in nose first. Also there was a hunter in the area who said he heard a small plane have engine problems.
No the jumpers did not wear their gear since it was a cross-state flight. Not a jump run. They would not have had time to put on their gear properly to get out safely. And they probably were not that high up either going over the mountains since the plane was not pressurized.
Josh
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ORIGINAL: Leonardo DaVinci
"Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the ground with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and will always want to be."
Skydiving Accident/Plane Crash
