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> Skydiving Fatalities: 2005: North America: Extremely low reserve pull

Extremely low reserve pull

  Location   Jump Information
Date: 2005-03-05 Category: No Pull Search for No Pull
Country: United States Search for United States Factors:
State: California Jump Type: Freeflying Search for Freeflying
Drop Zone: Perris Valley Skydiving    
  Gear   Personal Information
Container: Vector Sex: Female
Main: Cobra 170 Age: 33
Reserve: PD Reserve 176 Jumps: 60
AAD: Cypres Years in Sport: 1
RSL: Name: Susan (Michele) Spray
Description
After an uneventful sitfly dive the jumper appeared to deploy the reserve extremely low. The Reserve was found still in the freebag near the jumper.

The jumper was seen to break off with out any issues and was seen going for her pilot chute. Later testing on the ground found no issues in pulling the main PC.

The jumper had turned their AAD (Cypres) on at sea level then drove to a DZ much higher to jump. The AAD was not recalabrated to the new elevation before jumping.
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