BRS Parachute Saves Four During Historic First Caribbean Area Deployment Landing
26 September 2006 - 8:16AM
Business Wire
Ballistic Recovery Systems, Inc.
(OTCBB:BRSI)(www.BRSparachutes.com), a manufacturer of
whole-airplane parachute recovery systems for general aviation and
recreational aircraft, announced today that another successful
aircraft parachute landing has saved the lives of four people, this
time on the island of Jamaica � a first for a certified airplane
parachute deployment in the Caribbean region. On the morning of
Friday, September 22, one American and three citizens of the
Dominican Republic were flying a Cirrus SR20, which departed from
the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, Jamaica,
headed for the Dominican Republic. Sergeant Troy Anderson, an
official spokesperson for Jamaica�s Constabulatory Communication
Network � a division of the police department � said, �About twenty
minutes after takeoff, a distress call was made to air traffic
control and the Cirrus airplane�s emergency airframe recovery
parachute system was activated. The aircraft came to rest in a
heavily treed area in the hills of an area called 11 Miles, near
Bull�s Bay, in the Parish of St. Andrew.� Citizens in the area were
first on the scene after being alerted to the accident by the sound
of the parachute�s rocket firing. Within minutes, officials from
police and fire departments, and from the Jamaica Defense Force,
arrived to provide assistance and move the airplane�s occupants to
the Kingston Public Hospital for routine observation and treatment.
Sergeant Anderson said, �The parachute covered the aircraft like a
big deflated balloon. The pilot and passengers were all able to
walk and appeared to have sustained no obvious serous injuries. An
elderly male passenger, a 79-year old American, was carried as a
precautionary measure.� �It was a huge highlight for all of the
responders at the accident scene to see that the parachute device
had cushioned what would have been a crash landing in the hills.
The parachute obviously negated a strong impact that otherwise
could have proved disastrous.� It has been reported by various news
outlets that a passenger was credited with directly activating the
emergency parachute recovery system, after being directed to do so
by the pilot in command. �This underscores the fact that when a
pilot is incapacitated or otherwise unable to deploy the system, a
passenger can safely activate the parachute,� said BRS Vice
President John Gilmore. Sergeant Anderson added, �Our Civil
Aviation Authority will carry out a detailed investigation into
this accident and more information will be released in the future.�
With the successful parachute save of a pilot last July in France,
and of three passengers in an Indiana parachute deployment last
month, the Jamaica parachute landing brings the total number of
lives saved by BRS safety systems to 198, making the proven
technology nearly routine. BRS is a South St. Paul, Minnesota,
based company that designs, manufactures and distributes
whole-plane emergency parachute systems for use on general aviation
and recreational aircraft. Since 1981, BRS has delivered more than
23,000 parachute systems to aircraft owners around the world
including over 2,800 systems on certified aircraft like the Cirrus
Design aircraft manufactured in Duluth, Minnesota. To date, BRS
parachute recovery systems have been credited with saving the lives
of 198 pilots and passengers. The forward looking matters discussed
here should be considered subject to risks and uncertainties,
including market fluctuations, pricing, procurement, manufacturing
efficiencies, and other risks that could cause the actual results
to differ materially from those projected. For more information,
review the company�s filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, particularly the Company�s annual report on Form
10-KSB. For more information on BRS contact: Larry E. Williams;
BRS, Inc: Fleming Field, 300 Airport Road; South St. Paul MN 55075;
USA(LarryWilliams@BRSparachutes.com) TEL 651.457.7491 ; FAX
651.457.8651 Ballistic Recovery Systems, Inc.
(OTCBB:BRSI)(www.BRSparachutes.com), a manufacturer of
whole-airplane parachute recovery systems for general aviation and
recreational aircraft, announced today that another successful
aircraft parachute landing has saved the lives of four people, this
time on the island of Jamaica - a first for a certified airplane
parachute deployment in the Caribbean region. On the morning of
Friday, September 22, one American and three citizens of the
Dominican Republic were flying a Cirrus SR20, which departed from
the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, Jamaica,
headed for the Dominican Republic. Sergeant Troy Anderson, an
official spokesperson for Jamaica's Constabulatory Communication
Network - a division of the police department - said, "About twenty
minutes after takeoff, a distress call was made to air traffic
control and the Cirrus airplane's emergency airframe recovery
parachute system was activated. The aircraft came to rest in a
heavily treed area in the hills of an area called 11 Miles, near
Bull's Bay, in the Parish of St. Andrew." Citizens in the area were
first on the scene after being alerted to the accident by the sound
of the parachute's rocket firing. Within minutes, officials from
police and fire departments, and from the Jamaica Defense Force,
arrived to provide assistance and move the airplane's occupants to
the Kingston Public Hospital for routine observation and treatment.
Sergeant Anderson said, "The parachute covered the aircraft like a
big deflated balloon. The pilot and passengers were all able to
walk and appeared to have sustained no obvious serous injuries. An
elderly male passenger, a 79-year old American, was carried as a
precautionary measure." "It was a huge highlight for all of the
responders at the accident scene to see that the parachute device
had cushioned what would have been a crash landing in the hills.
The parachute obviously negated a strong impact that otherwise
could have proved disastrous." It has been reported by various news
outlets that a passenger was credited with directly activating the
emergency parachute recovery system, after being directed to do so
by the pilot in command. "This underscores the fact that when a
pilot is incapacitated or otherwise unable to deploy the system, a
passenger can safely activate the parachute," said BRS Vice
President John Gilmore. Sergeant Anderson added, "Our Civil
Aviation Authority will carry out a detailed investigation into
this accident and more information will be released in the future."
With the successful parachute save of a pilot last July in France,
and of three passengers in an Indiana parachute deployment last
month, the Jamaica parachute landing brings the total number of
lives saved by BRS safety systems to 198, making the proven
technology nearly routine. BRS is a South St. Paul, Minnesota,
based company that designs, manufactures and distributes
whole-plane emergency parachute systems for use on general aviation
and recreational aircraft. Since 1981, BRS has delivered more than
23,000 parachute systems to aircraft owners around the world
including over 2,800 systems on certified aircraft like the Cirrus
Design aircraft manufactured in Duluth, Minnesota. To date, BRS
parachute recovery systems have been credited with saving the lives
of 198 pilots and passengers. The forward looking matters discussed
here should be considered subject to risks and uncertainties,
including market fluctuations, pricing, procurement, manufacturing
efficiencies, and other risks that could cause the actual results
to differ materially from those projected. For more information,
review the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, particularly the Company's annual report on Form
10-KSB. For more information on BRS contact: Larry E. Williams;
BRS, Inc: Fleming Field, 300 Airport Road; South St. Paul MN 55075;
USA(LarryWilliams@BRSparachutes.com) TEL 651.457.7491 ; FAX
651.457.8651
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