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Skydiving Fatalities: 2009: North America: Spinning main canopy

Spinning main canopy

	Location		Jump Information
Date:	2009-01-31	Category:	Malfunction
Country:	United States	Factors:
State:	California	Jump Type:	Relative Work
Drop Zone:	Skydive Hollister
	Gear		Personal Information
Container:		Sex:	Female
Main:	190	Age:
Reserve:		Jumps:	30
AAD:		Years in Sport:	1
RSL:		Name:	Jennifer McCoun
Description
Jumper suffered some sort of malfunction that led to her canopy developing a turn that she remained in until she struck the ground.
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