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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:
- BFL15
- Object:
- Earth
- Cause of death:
- Object strike under canopy
- Date:
- 23. 08. 1987
- Time:
- —
- Exit point:
- Italy › Dolomites › Tre cime di Lavaredo
- Exit type:
- Overhang
Personal
- Name:
- Antonio Vanone
- Gender:
- Male
- Nationality:
- Italian
- Age:
- —
- Experience:
- —
Equipment & Setup
- Canopy:
- —
- Canopy size:
- —
- Container:
- —
- Suit:
- Everyday Clothing worn › Slick
- Packing:
- Slider Down-Off
- Deployment:
- BOC
Circumstances
- Weather:
- Sunny Winds light and variable
- Factors:
- Incorrect rigging setup Skydive gear used Unstable exit Line twists
Description
(Note: This fatality has just come to light in March of 2006)
This jumper had one previous BASE jump, an unstable head down launch from the same site, with the same gear, a week prior to his fatality.
His second, and last BASE jump, is in clear WX conditions and light winds.
Antonio is wearing a skydiving rig with a Pegasus canopy and a large hand held pilot chute. However, he elected to tie his slider down for a planned six-second delay.
The canopy opened with a half line twist and hit the wall whereupon it began a series of wall strikes and collapses.
(This report was supplied by friends of Antonio who wanted to make sure he was remembered. Antonio left a wife behind.)
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