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Skydiving Fatalities: 2006: North America: Low turn to avoid a canopy collision

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Low turn to avoid a canopy collision

	Location		Jump Information
Date:	2006-12-31	Category:	Landing
Country:	United States	Factors:	Hook Turn Low Turn
State:	Arizona	Jump Type:	Freeflying
Drop Zone:	Skydive Arizona
	Gear		Personal Information
Container:		Sex:	Male
Main:		Age:	31
Reserve:		Jumps:
AAD:		Years in Sport:
RSL:		Name:	Tom Dilan
Description
Jumper was doing a 270 degree turn and while most the way though it reaized he was going to collide with another canopy in front of him. He then continued the turn 180 degrees to miss the other jumper but ended up with a canopy that was still diving at the ground too low to level back out for landing. The canopy remained in a dive until impact.
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