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Date
February 28, 2025 · 13:54 local
Place
Zephyrhills, FL
Airport
Zephyrhills Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
NONE
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
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.
As per witness statements and video evidence, parachutist was involved in a "swooping" competition. During final descent, parachutist descended too fast and too low and impacted the water resulting in fatal injuries. Upon inspection of parachute/harness assembly, no abnormalities or damage was visibly apparent.
As the FAA filed it
AS PER WITNESS STATEMENTS AND VIDEO EVIDENCE, PARACHUTIST WAS INVOLVED IN A "SWOOPING" COMPETITION. DURING FINAL DESCENT, PARACHUTIST DESCENDED TOO FAST AND TOO LOW AND IMPACTED THE WATER RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES. UPON INSPECTION OF PARACHUTE/HARNESS ASSEMBLY, NO ABNORMALITIES OR DAMAGE WAS VISIBLY APPARENT.