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Skydiving Fatalities: 2005: North America: Pilot chute entangled in camera wing

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Pilot chute entangled in camera wing

	Location		Jump Information
Date:	2005-09-30	Category:	Other
Country:	United States	Factors:	Gear Issues
State:	Wisconsin	Jump Type:	Camera or Video
Drop Zone:	Sky Knights SPC
	Gear		Personal Information
Container:		Sex:	Male
Main:		Age:	52
Reserve:		Jumps:
AAD:		Years in Sport:
RSL:		Name:	Ronald Powell
Description
Jumper was filming a 5 way RW jump and on deployment the pilot chute when between the gap in the camera wing and his body. He then tried to use his hook knife to cut the trailing PC. He died when he failed to get a canopy out.
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