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Location |
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Jump Information |
| Date: |
2004-10-25 |
Category: |
Other  |
| Country: |
United States |
Factors: |
Aircraft Issues
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| State: |
Illinois |
Jump Type: |
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| Drop Zone: |
Mid-America Sport Parachute Club |
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Gear |
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Personal Information |
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Sex: |
Male |
| Main: |
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Age: |
38 |
| Reserve: |
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Jumps: |
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Name: |
William Jensen |
| Description |
| This jumper was the first of five skydivers to jump out of the plane. For an unknown reason, his main parachute deployed prematurely as he approached the door to exit. The chute got caught in the plane's tail and blocked the rudder, causing the aircraft to spin toward the ground. As the plane was descending from 10,000 feet, the other four jumpers and the pilot dove out and parachuted to safety before the plane crashed into a bean field. The deceased went down with the plane after his reserve parachute became caught on the plane's wing as well. An autopsy conducted Monday showed he had died of a basilar skull fracture, probably caused when his head struck the wing of the plane. He was wearing a helmet. |
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