6
BASE seasons
450
BASE jumps
5
WS BASE jumps
6000
Skydives
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WS skydives
Incident
- Incident category:
- BASE Fatality
- ID:
- BFL436
- Object:
- Earth
- Cause of death:
- Object strike under canopy
- Date:
- 20. 07. 2022
- Time:
- 09:30
- Exit point:
- United States of America › Moab › Parriot Mesa, south exit
- Exit type:
- Vertical
Personal
- Name:
- Chris Nielsen
- Gender:
- Male
- Nationality:
- Canadian
- Age:
- 33
- Experience:
- Beginner
Equipment & Setup
- Canopy:
- Squirrel › Hayduke
- Canopy size:
- 230
- Container:
- Squirrel › Crux
- Suit:
- Everyday Clothing worn › Slick
- Packing:
- Slider Down-Off
- Deployment:
- Hand Held
Circumstances
- Weather:
- Sunny Winds light and variable Hot with thermals producing
- Factors:
- 180 Offheading Line twists Aerials
Description
He did a tweener and opened up 140 right, half a line twist, heading towards a dihedral (inverted corner) on the wall. Visibly no attempt (or time) to correct heading before hitting the wall and losing consciousness. Parachute flew unpiloted, one more major impact with another dihedral, then impact with talus.
Please note
Probably worth stating, Chris’s wingloading was roughly .87
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