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Skydiving Fatalities: 2004: Europe: Impact under a partially inflated reserve

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Impact under a partially inflated reserve

	Location		Jump Information
Date:	2004-04-18	Category:	Malfunction
Country:	Germany	Factors:
State:		Jump Type:	Relative Work
Drop Zone:
	Gear		Personal Information
Container:		Sex:	Male
Main:		Age:
Reserve:		Jumps:
AAD:		Years in Sport:
RSL:		Name:	Helmut Knop
Description
An experienced skydiver had a fast turning malfunction, which he cut away. He activated his reserve but impacted under a partially inflated reserve canopy on a hill. The higher elevation of the hill may have contributed to the reserve not having sufficient time to deploy. No further information is available at this time.
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