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> Skydiving Fatalities: 2005: Europe: Hard landing under a spiraling main canopy

Hard landing under a spiraling main canopy

  Location   Jump Information
Date: 2005-08-18 Category: Landing Search for Landing
Country: Poland Search for Poland Factors: Low Turn Search for Low Turn
State: Jump Type: Solo Search for Solo
Drop Zone: PeTe Skydive    
  Gear   Personal Information
Container: Mirage G3 Sex: Male
Main: Electra 150 Age: 27
Reserve: Jumps: 74
AAD: Cypres Years in Sport:
RSL: No    
Description
The parachute deployed properly and for some time the jumper was flying normally. For some reason later he started to make spiral turns on a low altitude, impacted the ground, got serious injuries and lost concoiusness. He died after 15 minutes.
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