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Incident
- Incident category:
- BASE Fatality
- ID:
- BFL22
- Object:
- Span
- Cause of death:
- PC in tow or PC-Bridle entanglement
- Date:
- 01. 01. 1990
- Time:
- —
- Exit point:
- Germany › Germany › Ourtal bridge
- Exit type:
- Vertical
Personal
- Name:
- Mike Herron
- Gender:
- Male
- Nationality:
- American
- Age:
- —
- Experience:
- —
Equipment & Setup
- Canopy:
- —
- Canopy size:
- —
- Container:
- —
- Suit:
- Everyday Clothing worn › Slick
- Packing:
- Slider Down-Off
- Deployment:
- Hand Held
Circumstances
- Weather:
- Winds light and variable
- Factors:
- Gear failure Pilot Chute Entanglement - PC in tow
Description
Mr. Heron's associates believe part of his bridle became lodged under the lower right hand corner of his BASE rig and the result is a pilot chute in tow. This fatality caused BASE gear manufactures to better address the problem of bridle routing during hand held pilot chute jumps. If you have a picture of this jumper, his Nationality and what Span the jump was from, Please get in contact us.
If you have a picture of this jumper please contact us
WE ARE LOOKING FOR ANYONE WHO KNEW THIS JUMPER WE ARE UNSURE OF HIS NATIONALITY!!!