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Skydiving Fatalities: 2007: Pacific: Hard landing while making a low turn

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Hard landing while making a low turn

	Location		Jump Information
Date:	2007-02-03	Category:	Landing
Country:	New Zealand	Factors:	Hook Turn Turbulence
State:		Jump Type:
Drop Zone:	Skydive Auckland
	Gear		Personal Information
Container:		Sex:	Male
Main:	Extreme VX 87	Age:	32
Reserve:		Jumps:
AAD:		Years in Sport:
RSL:		Name:	Simon Hepple
Description
Jumper was flying his canopy in for landing then it appears the canopy may have collapsed in turbulence during a speed inducing turn. More details are needed for this incident.
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