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Incident
- Incident category:
- BASE Fatality
- ID:
- BFL40
- Object:
- Earth
- Cause of death:
- Low pull
- Date:
- 29. 07. 1997
- Time:
- —
- Exit point:
- Norway › Lysefjorden (Lysebotn) › Exit 7
- Exit type:
- Vertical
Personal
- Name:
- Stina Ulla Ostberg
- Gender:
- Female
- Nationality:
- Swedish
- Age:
- —
- Experience:
- —
Equipment & Setup
- Canopy:
- —
- Canopy size:
- —
- Container:
- —
- Suit:
- Everyday Clothing worn › Slick
- Packing:
- Slider Up
- Deployment:
- BOC
Circumstances
- Weather:
- Winds light and variable
- Factors:
- Extracted Pilot Chute too late Unstable exit
Description
This jump began with an unstable launch and it took the jumper 12 seconds to recover stability and deploy her main pilot chute.
However, impact occurred at 12.7 seconds.
It is reported this jumper is offered instruction prior to the jump and that she refused it.
no matter what, you need to pull. Know your limits !!!*
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