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> Skydiving Fatalities: 2004: Europe: Hard landing while making a low turn

Hard landing while making a low turn

  Location   Jump Information
Date: 2004-01-18 Category: Landing Search for Landing
Country: Netherlands Search for Netherlands Factors: Low Turn Search for Low Turn
State: Jump Type: Instructional Search for Instructional
Drop Zone: Skydive Rotterdam    
  Gear   Personal Information
Container: Sex: Male
Main: Age: 32
Reserve: Jumps: 600+
AAD: Years in Sport:
RSL: Name: Richard Mulder
Description
Mass media report that this jumper, who was visiting the DZ 'hit the ground hard under a well-opened parachute' (literal translation) On the deceased's FS4-team homepage it is stated that he was making practice jumps while training to be an AFF instructor. The deceased was also an 'auxiliary instructor' (I don't think there's a USPA equivalent). It further states that the deceased's life was ended by an 'unsafe' manoeuvre close to the ground. (literal translation) The deceased was known for his very safety-conscious attitude
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