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BASE seasons
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BASE jumps
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WS BASE jumps
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Skydives
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WS skydives
Incident
- Incident category:
- BASE Fatality
- ID:
- BFL13
- Object:
- Antenna
- Cause of death:
- Skydive Gear Used
- Date:
- 16. 11. 1986
- Time:
- —
- Exit point:
- United States of America › Texas › Dallas
- Exit type:
- Vertical
Personal
- Name:
- Jeb Williams
- Gender:
- Male
- Nationality:
- American
- Age:
- —
- Experience:
- —
Equipment & Setup
- Canopy:
- —
- Canopy size:
- —
- Container:
- —
- Suit:
- Everyday Clothing worn › Slick
- Packing:
- Slider Down-Off
- Deployment:
- BOC
Circumstances
- Weather:
- Winds light and variable
- Factors:
- Incorrect rigging setup Gear failure
Description
Jeb jumped from a free standing 500-foot antenna tower with skydiving gear and five or six previous BASE jumps. He impacted with nothing out. This jump cemented the cause for dedicated BASE jumping equipment in the BASE community.
After this fatality the need for correct pilot chute sizes came into effect.
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