Skydiving fatality in Bollullos de la Mitación, Seville, Spain, 10 February 2025

SFL-2025-005 · Cause: Reserve problem

Unconfirmed Facts as reported in the sources below. This is not an official investigation.

Incident

Date
10.02.2025
Country
Spain
Drop zone
Skydive Spain
Place
Bollullos de la Mitación, Seville
Context
Sport / fun jump
Jump type
Belly / RW
Phase
Deployment

Jumper

Gender
Male
Age
29
Nationality
Poland

Cause

Category
Reserve problem
Malfunction
Other

What happened

5-way jump. After breakoff his main was not fully functional and put him into a violent spin. He cut away and the reserve deployed, but because of the spin it also did not open properly. He landed outside the landing area (per a statement from the drop zone).

Sources

  • Drop zone, Drop zone statement

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