{"data":{"id":"us/14-cfr-105.21","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 CFR 105.21","heading":"Parachute operations over or into a congested area or an open-air assembly of persons.","body":"(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.\n(b) An application for a certificate of authorization issued under this section must—\n(1) Be made in the form and manner prescribed by the Administrator, and\n(2) Contain the information required in § 105.15(a) of this part.\n(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.\n(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.","path":["Title 14—Aeronautics and Space","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER F—AIR TRAFFIC AND GENERAL OPERATING RULES","PART 105—PARACHUTE OPERATIONS","Subpart B—Operating Rules"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-14.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:20Z","sha256":"d61e856b1c38257de1613720b60cf83ebd055d83d56743e4da980e339c1c7df2","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/14-cfr-105.19","next":"us/14-cfr-105.23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}