ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 197107
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| Date: | Thursday 3 August 2017 |
| Time: | c. 10:15 |
| Type: |  Cessna 206 |
| Owner/operator: | Skydive Lake Tahoe |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Minden-Tahoe Airport (KMEV), Minden, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Parachuting |
| Departure airport: | Minden-Tahoe (KMEV) |
| Minden-Tahoe (KMEV) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Two in-tandem parachutists were fatally injured during a skydiving jump at Minden-Tahoe Airport (KMEV), Minden, Nevada. The aircraft was not damaged. The pilot and another in-tandem pair of jumpers were not injured.
Sources:
http://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Two-parachute-jumpers-reportedly-killed-in-Douglas-County-438359973.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20171106224102/http://mynews4.com:80/news/local/authorities-investigate-fatal-skydiving-crash-near-minden-tahoe-airport
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Name_Results.aspx?Nametxt=SKYDIVE+LAKE+TAHOE+LLC&sort_option=1&PageNo=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2017 22:43 | Geno | Added |
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