Skydiving fatality in Nowy Targ, Lesser Poland, Poland, 11 May 2025

SFL-2025-057 · Cause: Reserve problem

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

Incident

Date
11.05.2025
Country
Poland
Drop zone
Nowy Targ airfield
Place
Nowy Targ, Lesser Poland
Context
Sport / fun jump
Jump type
Wingsuit
Phase
Canopy flight

Jumper

Gender
Male
Age
40
Total jumps
270

Cause

Category
Reserve problem

What happened

Licensed jumper (about 270 jumps) on his third jump of the day, a wingsuit jump. He released his main canopy at about 1,000 m and deployed the reserve; witnesses said it inflated but he could not steer it, reportedly because of a problem with its lines. It turned to the right and he hit the ground outside the airfield. The PKBWL opened an investigation.

Sources

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