# Incident 20250228004039I: Zephyrhills, FL, February 28, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2025, 13:54 local time
- Place: Zephyrhills, FL
- Airport: Zephyrhills Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 28.2267° N, 82.1556° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ZEPHYRHILLS MUNI (ZPH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2267&lon=-82.1556&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250228004039I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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