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Skydiving Fatalities: 2005: North America: Low turn to avoid obsticles

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Low turn to avoid obsticles

	Location		Jump Information
Date:	2005-02-16	Category:	Landing
Country:	United States	Factors:	Low Turn Landing Obstacle
State:	Arizona	Jump Type:	Unknown
Drop Zone:	Skydive Arizona
	Gear		Personal Information
Container:	Javelin	Sex:	Male
Main:	Velocity 96	Age:	39
Reserve:	PD Reserve 113	Jumps:	4000+
AAD:	No	Years in Sport:	8
RSL:	Not Reported	Name:	Kenny Cosgrove
Description
Experienced canopy pilot and regular fun jumper at this facility. Eyewitness accounts state that the jumper negotiated his parachute into an area with obsticles. It appeared that the jumper made an avoidance manuever 40 feet above the ground and impacted shortly there after. Obsticles included 2 aircraft hangars one on each side, seperated by a fence. Also there was a large dumpster on one side of the fence, closest to impact. Canopy was estimated to be loaded at approx 2:1
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