14 CFR § 105.21 - Parachute operations over or into a congested area or an open-air assembly of persons.

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title: "14 CFR § 105.21 - Parachute operations over or into a congested area or an open-air assembly of persons."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "105.21"
section_name: "Parachute operations over or into a congested area or an open-air assembly of persons."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "AIR TRAFFIC AND GENERAL OPERATING RULES"
part_number: "105"
part_name: "PARACHUTE OPERATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113-40114, 44701-44702, 44721."
regulatory_source: "Docket FAA-1999-5483, 66 FR 23553, May 9, 2001, unless otherwise noted."
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# 105.21 Parachute operations over or into a congested area or an open-air assembly of persons.

(a) No person may conduct a parachute operation, and no pilot in command of an aircraft may allow a parachute operation to be conducted from that aircraft, over or into a congested area of a city, town, or settlement, or an open-air assembly of persons unless a certificate of authorization for that parachute operation has been issued under this section. However, a parachutist may drift over a congested area or an open-air assembly of persons with a fully deployed and properly functioning parachute if that parachutist is at a sufficient altitude to avoid creating a hazard to persons or property on the surface.

(b) An application for a certificate of authorization issued under this section must—

(1) Be made in the form and manner prescribed by the Administrator, and

(2) Contain the information required in § 105.15(a) of this part.

(c) Each holder of, and each person named as a participant in a certificate of authorization issued under this section must comply with all requirements contained in the certificate of authorization.

(d) Each holder of a certificate of authorization issued under this section must present that certificate for inspection upon the request of the Administrator, or any Federal, State, or local official.