SFL-2024-020 · Cause: Landing – problem not involving turn
Unconfirmed Facts as reported in the sources below. This is not an official investigation.
Incident
- Date
- 07.06.2024
- Country
- Russia
- Drop zone
- Yunyy Yastreb club airfield
- Place
- Srednekhakhtubinsky District, Volgograd Oblast
- Context
- Sport / fun jump
- Phase
- Approach & landing
Jumper
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 32
- Total jumps
- 141
Cause
- Category
- Landing – problem not involving turn
- Contributing factors
- Wind / turbulence
What happened
Experienced jumper (141 jumps). A sudden storm-force wind carried him into a pole; he died in intensive care. Jumpers had been cleared and briefed and the weather had been judged suitable.
Sources
- www.osnmedia.ru Media
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