Jon Inge Hovda

Norwegian

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BFL188 BFL190

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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:: BFL189
Object:: Earth
Cause of death:: Impact in terminal freefall
Date:: 23. 07. 2012
Time:: —
Exit point:: France › Chamonix › Brevent
Other incidents at this location: BFL210, BFL219, BFL239, BFL271, BFL276, BFL290, BFL295, BFL304
Exit type:: Short Start

Personal

Name:: Jon Inge Hovda
Gender:: Male
Nationality:: Norwegian
Age:: —
Experience:: —

Equipment & Setup

Canopy:: —
Canopy size:: —
Container:: —
Suit:: Phoenix-Fly › Vampire 4
Packing:: Slider Up
Deployment:: BOC

Circumstances

Weather:: Winds light and variable
Factors:: Proximity flying Loss of speed-glide Katabatic air flow

Description

Jumper is a well experienced and well respected base jumper.
He is one of the most well liked Norwegians from the SBK klubb in Kjerag...

Jon Inge had done a few jumps in the one day and on the final jump he Impacted talus , this jump is a highly advanced wingsuit jump and it can catch even the most experienced out by losing your margin for safety in a few small moments...

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