# Incident 19990220039959I: Rome, GA, February 20, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1999, 17:45 local time
- Place: Rome, GA
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 34.2570° N, 85.1647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rome, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2570&lon=-85.1647&mi=10
- Aircraft: UNKNOWN (not matched to a registry record)
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990220039959I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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