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Incident
- Incident category:
- BASE Fatality
- ID:
- BFL31
- Object:
- Earth
- Cause of death:
- Object strike under canopy
- Date:
- 15. 04. 1994
- Time:
- —
- Exit point:
- Switzerland › Lauterbrunnen › Staubbach
- Exit type:
- Vertical
Personal
- Name:
- Xaver Bongard
- Gender:
- Male
- Nationality:
- Swiss
- Age:
- —
- Experience:
- —
Equipment & Setup
- Canopy:
- —
- Canopy size:
- —
- Container:
- Apex BASE › Sorcerer
- Suit:
- Everyday Clothing worn › Slick
- Packing:
- Slider Up
- Deployment:
- BOC
Circumstances
- Weather:
- Winds light and variable
- Factors:
- 180 Offheading Line twists
Description
Xaver cutaway a spinning main canopy malfunction using a two canopy BASE container (Sorcerer).
The reserve opened with line twists that did not clear prior to impact.
Xaver is well known, even legendary, in the climbing community for his big wall solo accents.
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