A federal safety official put aircraft regulators on notice Monday, calling for further regulations on parachute operations after a skydiving The National Transportation Safety Board identified safety concerns more than a decade ago, but board member Jennifer Homendy said the Federal Aviation Administration hasn't acted.
The company operating a skydiving plane that crashed and killed 11 people last month in Hawaii did not have proper permits for skydiving, according to …
© 2020 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. He was a certified instructor and videographer. “Accidents continue to happen. LARRY LEMASTER. "I don't have an explanation for the utter tragedy that has happened," Elkins wrote in a Facebook post Saturday. The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s office has identified nine victims, including a young couple from Colorado celebrating their first wedding anniversary, several skydiving instructors and a Navy sailor. (Dennis Oda/Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP)Connect with the definitive source for global and local news This Skydiving Fatalities Database is maintained for educational purposes. ** Just make an online reservation and after you arrive at Skydive Hawaii let our front desk know you want a 14,000' guaranteed exit altitude.
I have lost something I could not put into words," she wrote. Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. A year-and-a-half ago, he found his way to Hawaii, where he could skydive year-round.The 29-year-old was his mother Carla Ajaga’s only child, his cousin Natacha Mendenhall said.“We’re all very upset,” said Mendenhall, speaking from her home in Fort Worth, Texas. Full Disclaimer. Bryan was 27, and Ashley was 26 years old.They posted images on social media leading up to the flight, including a final post of a video of the plane pulling up to them. Fatalities Per Year. He was mature for his age and dedicated to his studies. He said Drablos had a passion for everything he did.“Josh had an immediate and profound impact on people,” said Quiller, a volunteer assistant track and field coach.Quiller said the team always had Drablos take recruits around the academy because his personality would get them fired up about being there.His former high school coach, Michael Parker, said Drablos was fearless, fast and always up for an adventure.The 28-year-old was a “kind, sweet and gentle young man” who loved bicycling and the outdoors, said his stepfather, Mike Mostad.He loved and protected his little sister, who was eight years younger than him. Natacha Mendenhall via AP The final report, which will include the cause of the accident, could take up to two years, the NTSB said. Officials released the names of seven victims on Monday: Relatives said Ashley and Bryan Weikel were celebrating their first wedding anniversary. Photo and Video Pricing: Please indicate on your check-in sheet that you'd like video, photos, or both with your tandem skydive. The plane was carrying passengers headed for a skydiving excursion before it crashed at a fence away from the runway, Neves said. A plume of smoke rises after an airplane crash Friday, seen from Kaiaka Bay Beach Park, in Haleiwa, Hawaii.
A public memorial service is scheduled for July 1 in Oklahoma.The 32-year-old skydiving instructor also taught kite surfing.His girlfriend, Alex Nakao, visited a growing memorial near the crash site over the weekend, Hawaii News Now “He did get stressed out at work sometimes, but he loved what he did,” she said.
More recently, he went to work for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on board a fisheries survey ship based in Kodiak, Alaska.Glebov was at the end of a one-month, six-island Hawaii vacation at the time of the crash. The 14,000' jump provides 12 seconds more free-fall time over the 12,000' tandem skydive. “He always told me, ‘Dad, I pray before every flight, before every jump, I pray,’” the father said.The Colorado Springs, Colorado, couple were celebrating their first wedding anniversary at the time of the crash.Relatives told KCNC-TV that Bryan and Ashley Weikel were really excited to go skydiving but Bryan’s mother, Kathy Reed-Gerk, said she had begged him not to go. Natacha Mendenhall via AP