Overview

• On June 21, Jasmine Black, 48, collided with another jumper’s parachute while approaching the landing zone at Thomaston Upson County Airport, operated by Skydive Atlanta.
• After cutting away her main canopy, Black’s emergency reserve chute failed to open in time due to insufficient altitude.
• Black, who had completed more than 160 jumps, was pronounced dead on the tarmac by Upson County deputies.
• The FAA has joined Upson County authorities in an ongoing investigation and the other skydiver landed safely and is cooperating.
• Skydive Atlanta recorded two fatalities in 2020, and skydiving deaths remain rare, with nine civilian fatalities among 3.8 million jumps in 2024, according to the United States Parachute Association.