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Skydiving Fatalities: 2008: North America: Spinning main

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Spinning main

	Location		Jump Information
Date:	2008-03-23	Category:	Malfunction
Country:	United States	Factors:	Gear Issues
State:	Nevada	Jump Type:	Unknown
Drop Zone:	Skydive Tahoe
	Gear		Personal Information
Container:		Sex:	Male
Main:	V-Max 89	Age:	28
Reserve:		Jumps:	8000+
AAD:		Years in Sport:
RSL:		Name:	Wes Harberts
Description
Jumper experienced a spinning main malfunction on a canopy loaded at over 2.4 pounds per sq foot. He was unable to cutaway for unknown reasons and struck the ground while still in a high speed spin.
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