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Skydiving Fatalities: 2005: Pacific: Turbulence induced low cutaway, reserve was unable to fully inflate

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Turbulence induced low cutaway, reserve was unable to fully inflate

	Location		Jump Information
Date:	2005-11-24	Category:	Reserve Problems
Country:	Australia	Factors:	Turbulence Gear Issues
State:		Jump Type:	Demo
Drop Zone:	Skydive Express
	Gear		Personal Information
Container:		Sex:	Male
Main:	150	Age:	32
Reserve:		Jumps:	5000
AAD:		Years in Sport:
RSL:		Name:	Lee Irvine
Description
Jumpers main canopy collapsed at low altitude due to turbulance (400-600ft). He cut away and immediately deployed his reserve but it did not inflate fully before impact. Jumper was jumping a Blue Track 150 with a large flag in 23 knot winds to prepare for a demo.
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