SFL-2023-035 · Cause: Landing – intentional low turn
Unconfirmed Facts as reported in the sources below. This is not an official investigation.
Incident
- Date
- 06.10.2023
- Country
- Russia
- Place
- Gudermes, Chechnya
- Context
- Sport / fun jump
- Jump type
- Swoop / canopy piloting
- Phase
- Approach & landing
Jumper
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45
- Total jumps
- 3,700
Cause
- Category
- Landing – intentional low turn
What happened
Master of Sport; competing in the canopy piloting stage of the Russian Parachuting Cup final. Witnesses said he misjudged his height and hit the water at high speed.
Sources
- www.starhit.ru Media
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