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Incident
- Incident category:
- BASE Fatality
- ID:
- BFL168
- Object:
- Earth
- Cause of death:
- Impact in terminal freefall
- Date:
- 13. 06. 2011
- Time:
- —
- Exit type:
- Vertical
Personal
- Name:
- Ted Rudd
- Gender:
- Male
- Nationality:
- New Zealander
- Age:
- —
- Experience:
- —
Equipment & Setup
- Canopy:
- —
- Canopy size:
- —
- Container:
- —
- Suit:
- Phoenix-Fly › Original Tracking suit two piece
- Packing:
- Slider Up
- Deployment:
- BOC
Circumstances
- Weather:
- Low level clouds
- Factors:
- Proximity flying Emergency low pull 180 Offheading Clipped ledge after exiting
Description
Jumping alone, tracking, fog on the upper part of the face. Was seen under canopy coming out of the upper valley without applying any inputs, spiraled into the next lower valley where he was found. Closing loop intact, Ted was found with the brakes still stowed (not released).
Facebook profile: https://www.facebook.com/ted.rudd
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