FAA investigating Minnesota woman's skydiving death in Arizona
The Federal Aviation Administration says it is investigating a Jan. 24 skydiving accident in Eloy in which a Minnesota woman died after complications with her parachute.
"The FAA investigations of skydiving accidents and incidents typically focus on inspecting the packing of the parachute and reserve parachute, and rules of flight for the pilot and aircraft," the agency said in a written statement.
It said the investigation would not involve investigating the cause of the event.
Ann Wick, 55, a Burnsville, Minnesota native, is believed to have done several jumps Jan. 24 at the skydiving facility in Eloy, Skydive Arizona. The police say she was at least on her fifth jump when the accident happened.
Wick was a breast cancer survivor who had more than 250 skydiving jumps under her belt, her family said. She is survived by two children, Rosalie, 22, and Charlie, 23.
A GoFundMe account set up by the Wick's brother, Jeff Wallis, has raised more than $12,000.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: FAA investigating Minnesota woman Ann Wick's skydiving death in Arizona
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