Fatal Parachute Accident at Tampa North Aero Park (N65355)

Incident Overview and Flight Details On October 19, 2013, at approximately 1350 Eastern Standard Time, a Boeing B75N1, registration N65355, was involved in a fatal accident during an air show at Tampa North Aero Park (X39) in Tampa, Florida. The aircraft, operated by private individuals under 14 CFR Part 91, sustained no damage. The airline transport pilot and one parachutist were uninjured, while a second parachutist died after his parachute failed to fully deploy. The local flight departed X39 around 1345 under visual meteorological conditions, with no flight plan filed. The event, originally a static display, expanded to include a parachute demonstration after the airport coordinator granted permission, though a required waiver for jumping over a populated area was not secured due to a lack of FAA presence during a government shutdown.