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Skydiving Fatalities

The Dropzone.com Skydiving Fatalities Database is maintained for educational purposes. It is an unofficial record of fatal skydiving accidents since January 1, 2004. Dropzone.com does not guarantee the accuracy of information or skydiving statistics posted here. Read the Terms of Use before you proceed.

Fatalities by Year

2004 (71)
2005 (64)
2006 (60)
2007 (64)
2008 (64)
2009 (68)
2010 (54)
2011 (56)
2012 (50)
2013 (2)


5 Most Recent Fatal Skydiving Incidents:

Date Country Category Cause of Death
2013-05-04 Canada Landing Hard Landing
2013-02-08 Australia No Pull Failed to Open.
2013-01-04 Netherlands Suicide
2012-12-25 Chile Landing Canopy collapse
2012-12-23 Australia Landing Hard Landing

Total Fatalities since January 1, 2004

Total Skydiving Fatalities since 1 January 2004

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