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Two skydivers collided in the air on July 9, leaving one dead and the other with minor injuries. This is the second fatal ...
A skydiver died in Georgia after she was caught in a mid-air collision with another skydiver while trying to land, authorities said.
One skydiver died and another was injured following a midair collision in Rochelle, Illinois that caused both parachute ...
The main and reserve parachutes for Sabrina Call, 57, tangled and both “down planed,” or pointed toward the ground, according to a San Joaquin County death investigation and FAA incident report.
Two men were killed in separate skydiving crashes within three days in Illinois, officials said. The first death was reported the evening of July 7 when a 48-year-old man had an accident at Skydive ...
The Army’s review of the jump found that Perez opened his reserve parachute roughly 100 feet from the ground but still hit at a high rate of speed, suffering major injuries. Perez was medically ...
He cut away the lines in time for the reserve parachute to fully open and allowed him to glide to the ground. “These guys train extensively for these kinds of situations,” Barker said.
Jan. 27, 1985 Witnesses did not see a skydiver attempt to open his reserve parachute after the main chute fouled, according to an FAA incident report. The Bee was not able to identify the jumper.
However, though the parachute fully deployed, the canopy was turning and "no corrective actions appeared to be taken by the jumper" nor was the reserve parachute deployed, the spokesperson said.
Jan. 27, 1985 Witnesses did not see a skydiver attempt to open his reserve parachute after the main chute fouled, according to an FAA incident report. The Bee was not able to identify the jumper.
The main and reserve parachutes for Sabrina Call, 57, tangled and both “down planed,” or pointed toward the ground, according to a San Joaquin County death investigation and FAA incident report.
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