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> Skydiving Fatalities: 2004: Europe: Pilot chute handle tore off

Pilot chute handle tore off

  Location   Jump Information
Date: 2004-03-06 Category: Malfunction Search for Malfunction
Country: Russia Search for Russia Factors: Gear Issues Search for Gear Issues
State: Jump Type: Search for
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  Gear   Personal Information
Container: Sex: Female
Main: Age:
Reserve: Jumps: 38
AAD: Not Reported Years in Sport:
RSL: Not Reported Name: Helen Zemlenukhina
Description
Pilot Chute handle tore off from Pilot Chute. Pilot chute stayed in the pocket, and there was no pull on the reserve.

Russian PPKU AAD did fire but the reserve did not launch.
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