Multiple safety procedures were not followed prior to the parachute jump in which Spc. Matthew Perez was killed, an ...

A routine jump turned critical when a tension knot caused skydiver Jarin Todd’s main canopy to spiral out of control-forcing ...

FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Certified parachute test jumpers here finished 23 risk reduction jumps with the T-11R Single Pin Troop reserve parachute, making sure it works as it should during equipment ...

A skydiver died in Georgia after she was caught in a mid-air collision with another skydiver while trying to land, ...

A twist in a main parachute line, and an additional entanglement that prevented the deployment of a reserve parachute system at the correct altitude and time, caused a Navy SEAL to fall to his ...

Tragedy at Thomaston airport as skydiver Jasmine Black dies following a midair collision with another jumper's gear, despite ...

It also appears that the jumper tried to open his T-11 reserve parachute earlier in his fall, but the canopy did not catch enough air to inflate until the last moment, the paratrooper said.

The new reserve parachute has a ripcord handle that is a single pin pull and an updated handle that protects from wind. In addition, there is a plastic panel on top of it so the jumpmaster can ...

A skydiver killed in a jump accident on Sunday tried to use his reserve parachute after his main one failed, investigators reported Monday. Paul Haaf Jr., 54, ...

A Chilean woman plunged to her death while skydiving in Brazil Saturday when both her main and reserve parachutes failed to deploy correctly, horrifying footage shows. Carolina Muñoz Kennedy, 40 ...

This is the terrifying moment a skydiver’s parachute opened too early — and inches away from becoming tangled with the helicopter blade. The dramatic footage shows how thrill seeker Jam… ...

Stillwater woman’s parachute ‘fully’ deployed before fatal incident, company officials say The FAA is investigating how the main and reserve parachutes were packed as well as flight rules ...