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The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the death of a skydiving instructor following he got detached from his client during a dive in Music City, TN.

Police say instructor Justin Fuller "appears to have fallen from the air without a safety chute" during the dive on the weekend.

Fuller, 35, appeared to have detached from his student and a tandem rig, which connects the two during a dive and includes the safety gear.

A law enforcement aircraft found Fuller's body in a wooded area some time after. Local emergency crews utilized multiple pieces of equipment to access the 46-year old student who lived through the descent after being stuck on a tree branch for hours with the emergency parachute.

Officials stated several additional jumps, which took place near Nashville's John C Tune airport, were successfully completed prior to the deadly incident. Aircraft from which they leaped also landed safely.

The cause remains unknown how the instructor, an experienced skydiver, became separated from the safety equipment.

A man who helped fire crews in the operation informed a local television station the client who officials saved mentioned "he was a first-time jumper, and it was going to be his final one".

Mr Fuller had previously posted about his enthusiasm for teaching others how to skydive.

"Instructing individuals to parachute has always been in my opinion the most rewarding role at the drop zone," the instructor said in an Instagram post in June.

"Watching them learn the skills and begin maneuvering their selves is always a heartwarming moment. Occasionally though, it can become quite chaotic up there when you release a student for their initial attempt."

During that period he shared images of the damage a skydiving plane he was on saying the plane's engine had failed after departure. Every individual aboard survived.