20220317003279I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Aircraft · Zephyrhills, FL · March 17, 2022

Date: March 17, 2022 · 13:19 local
Place: Zephyrhills, FL
Airport: Zephyrhills Municipal
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
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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Incident occurred at 1319L at Zephyrhills FL airport(zph). One individual that jumped from the aircraft struck the ground at a high rate of speed. Individual was transported to lakeland regional hospital where he later was pronounce as a fatality. It is this inspectors opinion after watching the individuals go pro video, with the assistance of a dpre the individual attempted to turn to low and struck the ground at a high rate of speed.

As the FAA filed it

INCIDENT OCCURRED AT 1319L AT ZEPHYRHILLS FL AIRPORT(ZPH). ONE INDIVIDUAL THAT JUMPED FROM THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. INDIVIDUAL WAS TRANSPORTED TO LAKELAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL WHERE HE LATER WAS PRONOUNCE AS A FATALITY. IT IS THIS INSPECTORS OPINION AFTER WATCHING THE INDIVIDUALS GO PRO VIDEO, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF A DPRE THE INDIVIDUAL ATTEMPTED TO TURN TO LOW AND STRUCK THE GROUND AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED.