34.2570° N, 85.1647° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Rome, GA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 20, 1999 · 17:45 local
Place
Rome, GA
Phase of flight
Parachute Jumping
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft
UNKNOWN
Fatal injuries
1
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Parachutist departed aircraft on the 3rd jump of the day at 13,500' MSL, deployed his main chute at approximately 12,000' MSL. The main chute deployed normally, shortly thereafter, jumper died from a fatal self inflicted gun shot wound. No trauma to body was noted by coroner.
As the FAA filed it
PARACHUTIST DEPARTED AIRCRAFT ON THE 3RD JUMP OF THE DAY AT 13,500' MSL, DEPLOYED HIS MAIN CHUTE AT APPROXIMATELY 12,000' MSL. THE MAIN CHUTE DEPLOYED NORMALLY, SHORTLY THEREAFTER, JUMPER DIED FROM A FATAL SELF INFLICTED GUN SHOT WOUND. NO TRAUMA TO BODY WAS NOTED BY CORONER.