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• Student Fatality in Israel
  (IsraelWire-7/3) A man who was learning skydiving in the SkyDive School on Friday was killed when his parachute failed to open during his second jump of the day. The 21-year-old student was killed after his main and secondary chutes failed to open during his second jump.
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• Stunt Hero's Death Causes Heart Break
  PRODUCTION work on the new BBC Northern Ireland television series Rebel Heart was halted while producer Malcolm Craddock and director John Strickland attended the funeral in Surrey of stuntman Terry Forrestal.
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• Landing Fatalities in Florida and Montana
  PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. - Minnesota National Guardsman killed in skydiving mishap: A Minnesota Air National Guard technical sergeant was killed after landing improperly during a skydiving jump.
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• Safety Board Cites Probable Cause of 1998 Plane Crash That Killed Five
  An airplane crash that killed a pilot and five skydivers in Grain Valley in 1998 probably was caused by preflight errors that led to a loss of oil and to rod failures in the engine, according to investigators' final report.
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• Belgium Students do Emergency Exits as Planes Left Engine Catches Fire
  A Nomad jump plane had to make an emergency landing last Tuesday at the Begian DZ Leopoldburg after the left engine burst into flames.
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• Norwegian Skydiving Student dies in Hospital
  A skydiver (21) passed away in hospital following serious injuries sustained in a May 7 accident at Rygge Parachute Club (Norway). Reserve canopy fired into main and entangled.
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• Jump Plane Crashes at Skydive Breitscheid in Germany
  A jump plane crashed at Skydive Breitscheid in Germany after dropping eight jumpers. On board were the pilot and a second person. The pilot crashed with the plane and the wreckage totally burned out.
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• Pilatus Porter crash at Moorsele in Belgium
  MOORSELE - A Pilatus Porter crashed on Sunday afternoon Mach 12, 2000 at a military airport at Moorsele in Belgium. All eleven people on board which included ten skydivers and the pilot were injured of which three critical. Shortly after take-off the plane reached an altitude of thirty meters before crashing to the ground and landing on it's belly. The cause of the accident is still unknown. Several people witnessed the incident and rushed to the scene to assist the victims.
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• Accident Report - Chris Gauge
  On Wednesday, February 9th 2000, Chris Gauge had a fatal accident at TRAIN IN SPAIN, Aerodromo Sierra Morena , E-23710 Bailen. Exiting the DZ Twin Otter from 4000 m at aprx. 17:50 hour to perform a solo skysurf training jump Chris Gauge failed to open either main or reserve parachute of his own Tear Drop Parachute equipment and died on impact.
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• German video man dies at Eloy Arizona
  A videographer from Germany died on Monday February 28, 2000 at Eloy Arizona. Early reports suggest that the incident happened because of a Spectra suspension line snagging under the grommet on the main loop retainer on a Javelin rig. The main loop retainer was attached to the reserve divider wall. Reports suggest that his reserve was deployed into the trailing mess resulting in a main-reserve entanglement.
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• Search for missing BASE jumper comes up empty
  HANSEN -- His friends warned him not to jump. It was too dark. The wind wasn't right. The water was too high. But 29-year-old Roger Butler, an experienced BASE jumper who once parachuted from the Stratosphere hotel tower in Las Vegas, apparently died Sunday after jumping from the Hansen Bridge and disappearing in the water.
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• Byron Skydive Victim Identified As Pleasant Hill Man
  Byron -- The victim of a weekend sky-diving accident near Byron Airport has been identified as Ole Jakob Husa, a resident of Pleasant Hill. Husa was apparently killed after his foot became entangled in a line as he struggled to get his main parachute to open. He was declared dead at the scene. Still, the cause of death has not been determined, according to a spokesman from the Contra Costa coroner's office.
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• UK Army Sergeant Killed in Parachuting Accident
  A British Army sergeant was killed during a parachuting accident today, the Ministry of Defence said. Sgt Stefan Robert, 30, a member of the 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, was killed while jumping from an RAF Hercules at 3,000ft over Weston-on-the-Green, Oxfordshire. He was married man with a young daughter and based at Didcot, Oxfordshire, the MoD confirmed tonight.
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• Two US Skyding Fatalities start off the New Year
  On Saturday January 8, a competitor in the Rumbleseat Meet at Perris Valley outside Los Angeles died during the first round of competition. James Martin spun in under a main-reserve entanglement. Three teams withdrew from the meet before the second round. The competition has not been cancelled and is still happening. Jim Wallace is assisting with the investigation. No further details available at this time.
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