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> Skydiving Fatalities: 2007: North America: Main: reserve entanglement

Main/reserve entanglement

  Location   Jump Information
Date: 2007-05-28 Category: Reserve Problems Search for Reserve Problems
Country: United States Search for United States Factors:
State: California Jump Type: Solo Search for Solo
Drop Zone: Skydive Taft    
  Gear   Personal Information
Container: Sex: Male
Main: Age: 54
Reserve: Jumps:
AAD: Years in Sport:
RSL: Name: Dave
Description
Jumper was seen to have a foot entangled with his main canopies lines and tried to cut the line but was unable to do so. He fired his reserve and it entangled with the main. He was unable to clear this malfunction and landed with the canopies entangled.
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