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> Skydiving Fatalities: 2004: Europe: Impact with twisted risers and spinning main

Impact with twisted risers and spinning main

  Location   Jump Information
Date: 2004-10-22 Category: Malfunction Search for Malfunction
Country: Poland Search for Poland Factors: Gear Issues Search for Gear Issues
State: Jump Type: Search for
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  Gear   Personal Information
Container: Javelin Sex: Male
Main: Nitro Age: 46
Reserve: PD Reserve Jumps: 1578
AAD: Cypres Years in Sport:
RSL: Name: Slawbor "Sonio" Cergowski
Description
This jumper experienced line twists after opening. From reports it appears that he was fighting to undo the line twists and lost altitude awareness. He was fighting the line twists untill he impacted the ground.
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