20200719009009I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Aircraft · San Diego, CA · July 19, 2020

Date: July 19, 2020 · 10:20 local
Place: San Diego, CA
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: NONE
People aboard: 0
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0

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What happened

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The skydiver, under canopy, was maneuvering his parachute west of the drop zone at otay lakes road. During his descent he stopped controlling his canopy and appeared to be flying west northwest. He landed off the field approximately 1/4 of a mile from the drop zone. The skydiver was unresponsive at his off-field landing site with no pulse detected. Cpr was rendered by skydiving company personnel and it continued to be rendered by the first responders emt's. the skydiver was pronounced dead at the scene.

As the FAA filed it

THE SKYDIVER, UNDER CANOPY, WAS MANEUVERING HIS PARACHUTE WEST OF THE DROP ZONE AT OTAY LAKES ROAD. DURING HIS DESCENT HE STOPPED CONTROLLING HIS CANOPY AND APPEARED TO BE FLYING WEST NORTHWEST. HE LANDED OFF THE FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1/4 OF A MILE FROM THE DROP ZONE. THE SKYDIVER WAS UNRESPONSIVE AT HIS OFF-FIELD LANDING SITE WITH NO PULSE DETECTED. CPR WAS RENDERED BY SKYDIVING COMPANY PERSONNEL AND IT CONTINUED TO BE RENDERED BY THE FIRST RESPONDERS EMT'S. THE SKYDIVER WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.