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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:
- BFL43
- Object:
- Antenna
- Cause of death:
- Low pull
- Date:
- 14. 05. 1998
- Time:
- —
- Exit point:
- United States of America › Arizona
- Exit type:
- Vertical
Personal
- Name:
- Bob Bromo Neely
- Gender:
- Male
- Nationality:
- American
- 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
Description
Bob is alone when he jumped from this 1249' foot broadcast tower. He is found dead underneath his parachute the next afternoon by two of his friends.
The suspect cause here is an over- delay.
Gallery
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