29.0227° N, 81.2865° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of DeLand, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 6, 2019 · 17:36 local
Place
Deland, FL
Airport
Deland
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
NONE
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other 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.
On February 6, 2019, at approximately 17.36 local time, a skydiver made a hard landing in the grass area at the designated dropzone on the Deland, Florida, airport. The skydiver experienced serious injuries. The reserve parachute deployed due to the hard impact on the ground.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 6, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 17.36 LOCAL TIME, A SKYDIVER MADE A HARD LANDING IN THE GRASS AREA AT THE DESIGNATED DROPZONE ON THE DELAND, FLORIDA, AIRPORT. THE SKYDIVER EXPERIENCED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE RESERVE PARACHUTE DEPLOYED DUE TO THE HARD IMPACT ON THE GROUND.