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Skydiving Fatalities: 2006: Europe: Reserve risers failed on deployment of reserve

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Reserve risers failed on deployment of reserve

	Location		Jump Information
Date:	2006-07-22	Category:	Other
Country:	Ukraine	Factors:	Gear Issues
State:		Jump Type:	Instructional
Drop Zone:
	Gear		Personal Information
Container:		Sex:
Main:		Age:
Reserve:		Jumps:	6
AAD:	Cypres	Years in Sport:
RSL:
Description
AFF student on a Level 6 or 7 jump that from reports lost altitude awareness and this resulted in a Cypres fire. When the reserve opened it is reported that the rear reserve risers were ripped off the container. The container was said to have been made by a local manufacturer.
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