An Auckland skydiving company has entered an 11th-hour guilty plea after the death of a British skydiver blown more than 1km out to sea after a catastrophic mid-air collision.  Sarah-Jane Bayram died on March 10, 2022 when a nine-person “speed star” formation jump over Muriwai Beach, northwest of Auckland, went horribly wrong.  A Herald investigation after the accident revealed Bayram, 43, had expressed concern about the wind conditions shortly before boarding the Skydive Auckland flight at Parakai. Two other skydivers declined to jump, also citing the easterly breeze.  Senior parachutists said at the time they believed a rescue boat should have been on standby for the sunset beach jump, as the contingency may have saved Bayram’s life.  A year after the accident, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) filed two charges against Skydive Auckland Ltd, and two against the company’s director, Tony Green.  The charges were laid under the Health and Safety at Work Act, and Civil Aviation Act.  The most serious charges carried a maximum fine of $1.5 million for a company or $300,000 for an individual.  Skydive Auckland was also issued a safety improvement notice by the regulator, requiring it to ensure standby rescue craft were in place for any future jumps over or near water, and that parachutists were “competent” swimmers.  At the time, Green said: “Skydive Auckland broke no rules, no regulations and did nothing outside its mandate on that jump and they know that”.  The case was set to go to trial yesterday in North Shore District Court.  British skydiver Sarah-Jane Bayram died after a parachuting accident over Muriwai Beach. Photo / Supplied  However, the Herald has confirmed the company entered a guilty plea to one charge last week.  A CAA spokeswoman said Skydive Auckland had pleaded guilty to an offence under the Civil Aviation Act, which carried a maximum penalty of $100,000. The company would be sentenced in July.  Green told the Herald before he and Skydive Auckland were due to appear in court and defend all the charges against them, the CAA offered a plea deal, which led to the charges against him being withdrawn.  He said the Health and Safety at Work Act charges against Skydive Auckland were also withdrawn, leaving one Civil Aviation Act charge against the company.  “The decision to plead guilty to this one charge is due to a number of factors,” he told the Herald.  “Sorry but no further information can be supplied until after sentencing is complete.”  A close friend of Bayram was shocked at the “out of the blue” development.  She hoped lessons had been learned to ensure the tragedy was never repeated.  “But it’s a tough outcome for everyone involved.”  Not having a trial would spare Bayram’s family the pain of reliving what had happened, she said.  ‘One-way street of information’  Skydive Auckland CEO and director Tony Green says there is a "one-in-a-million chance of death" from parachuting. Photo / Supplied  After the charges were laid in 2023, Green said he was disappointed that after a year of working closely with CAA and providing every possible piece of information, “to date I don’t even know how Sarah-Jane died”.  “It’s been a one-way street of information and not a shred of information has been given our way about what really happened.  “It’s disappointing that a year later there’s a skydiving community that wants information but there’s none to give.  “If there were any improvements that could be made, they want to know about it, but the reality is it could be another year or two until they get it.”  Green said during discussions with CAA investigators, they’d acknowledged that no rules or regulations had been broken.  He said it was incumbent on the authority to share any information from the accident that could help save lives.  “It’s meant to be a safety authority...