Investigations into the death of an experienced skydiver have been concluded, the British Parachuting Association (BPA) has confirmed.
An inquiry was launched after 56-year-old David Ball from Edinburgh lost his life after his parachute failed to open.
The father of three had been jumping with Skydive Strathallan at Strathallan Airfield near Auchterarder in Perthshire. The club, to which Mr Ball was a regular visitor, was quickly cleared of any safety failings following the tragedy.
However, further inquiries have been carried out by the BPA, which governs sport parachuting in the UK, to ascertain the cause of the accident.
Tony Butler from the BPA told The Courier: “Our investigation has now finished and our report has been sent to the Civil Aviation Authority, our own safety and training officers and the procurator fiscal.”
The procurator fiscal’s office is now considering the content of that report.
Mr Ball was one of a number of club members who undertook solo jumps on January 5. It is understood that he suffered a malfunction with his main chute and was unable to deploy his back-up in time.