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 (72) 2005 (64) 2006 (60) 2007 (65) 2008 (64) 2009 (68) 2010 (39) updated

Fatality statistics by category: Collisions (65) 15% Landings (135) 31% No Pulls (37) 9% Malfunctions (75) 17% Reserve Problems (22) 5% Other (65) 15% Total (432)

5 Most Recent Fatal Skydiving Incidents:

Date Country Category Cause of Death 2010-08-23 Brazil Landing Brazilian skydiver killed during Low Turn 2010-08-22 Romania Landing Hard impact with ground 2010-08-22 Argentina Landing Hit the ground during low turn 2010-08-15 Italy Collision Canopy Collision 2010-08-14 Italy Other Low Turn

Total Fatalities since January 1, 2004

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